Author: Steve Kamb

April 20, 2025

The Beauty of Being Broken: Kintsugi

Sometimes, I stumble across a concept that’s so beautiful it moves me to tears. I can’t quite remember how or when I found this particular concept initially… But let me…
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April 14, 2025

The “Tread Water” Workout Plan: How to Stay Afloat When Life is Crazy

After a few months of fairly consistent routine (and making pretty good progress in the gym)… The past few weeks have been (mostly fun) chaos! A trip to San Diego…
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April 7, 2025

Don’t Know Where to Go? Go Where You’re Needed

Today’s essay is about two of my favorite Canadians. One of them is a real-life friend. The other is a fictional character. Both had a profound impact on my life…
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March 31, 2025

How to Decide What to Do Today

Let’s talk about making decisions. In last week’s newsletter, “Great news: you can’t have it all,” I talked about my struggles with always feeling behind, even on my fun leisure…
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March 24, 2025

Great News: You Can’t Have it All

I walked past my digital piano the other day and realized I hadn’t played in a while. I then looked at my guitar, which I hadn’t picked up in a…
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March 17, 2025

A Beginner’s Mind

Social media has taught us that we must have an opinion on everything. We’re constantly told that we should “fake it til we make it.” This combination ends up with…
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March 10, 2025

What if it Took 5 Years?

Last week, I completed two little things that might seem insignificant on the surface: I filled up my journal, and switched to a new one. And I finished a roll of…
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March 6, 2025

From Simple to Complicated to Simple

“Complicated” can be alluring. We think “there HAS to be more to it than this.” We think “If a little bit is good, then a LOT more must be even…
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March 4, 2025

5 Things I Can’t Shut Up About (March 2025)

When I find something I love, I can’t shut up about it. From books to articles to movies to TV shows to podcasts to video games to albums to concerts…
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February 25, 2025

Why You NEED a Big Why

Entrepreneur Peter Barton was on top of the world. Until he wasn’t. Barton lived a life everybody dreamed of, took pretty damn good care of himself, and was a great…
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