Building a Life Travel Tales Grounding, Walking Barefoot & Finding Your Place I walked to the park and took off my shoes. Touched the soles of my feet to the cool grass, timidly patting around the base of a tree, careful not to step on something sharp or gooey. It’s vulnerable being barefoot. Skin to earth, exposed to the elements. I slid my back down its trunk Written by Matthew Trinetti July 4, 2019August 24, 2022
Building a Life Career & Work Thoughts on Love, Passion & Marriage Last weekend I had the honor of officiating my sister’s wedding. Let me tell you, this was not an easy task. Well, logistically, it was ridiculously easy. The process of becoming ordained in the great state of California was about as easy as subscribing to an email newsletter. Name, email, and Written by Matthew Trinetti May 21, 2019May 22, 2019
Career & Work What “Picking Yourself” Really Looks Like I’m a huge fan of Seth Godin. Author. Marketer. Ruckus-Maker. Seth is an author of 18 books. His most recent, This is Marketing, launched as a WSJ and NYT bestseller. His blog consistently ranks as one of the most visited on the internet. In fact, Google “Seth,” and he’ll pop Written by Matthew Trinetti April 23, 2019May 22, 2019
Career & Work The Fear of Following a Thread to Nowhere Last week I wrapped a 3-day workshop at Airbus in Madrid with 46 talented senior leaders tasked with transitioning themselves and their teams into a new world of work. It was a little surreal. Especially considering years ago, I felt a fear. Written by Matthew Trinetti April 16, 2019April 16, 2019
Career & Work Fast, Bad and Wrong: A Mantra For Creating The New and Impossible I remember reading the very first Word doc manuscript of Steve Markley’s Tales of Iceland. It was riddled with red squiggly lines – a bloodstained battleground of misspellings and grammar casualties. I was floored. Steve was a published writer – a real author! I had just admitted to m Written by Matthew Trinetti March 25, 2019March 26, 2019
Career & Work Hobby vs Job vs Career vs Calling There’s a wonderful video of author Elizabeth Gilbert distinguishing between a hobby, job, career and vocation. Essentially she says: A hobby is something you do to keep life fun and interesting. With a hobby, the stakes are zero. You don’t need it to succeed. It’s simply something Written by Matthew Trinetti February 20, 2019February 20, 2019
Building a Life Traveling Back to Center “You have traveled too fast over false ground;Now your soul has come to take you back.”– John O’Donohue, For One Who Is Exhausted, a Blessing There’s a sense that I measure my life by how close to center I am. That’s the word I use. Center. Not happiness. Written by Matthew Trinetti February 6, 2019February 18, 2019
Building a Life Instructions for Living an Adventurous Life Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it. — Mary Oliver, “Sometimes” Each year on January 17th, I pay tribute to my friend Shannon. Sometimes in a blog post. Usually in solitude. A quiet thought, a walk alone, among trees if I’m lucky. My steps, my thoughts Written by Matthew Trinetti January 28, 2019January 28, 2019
Career & Work If “Comparison is the Thief of Joy”, Here’s How to Steal It Back. “Comparison is the thief of joy.” –Theodore Roosevelt A few years ago, I invited author and philosopher Roman Krznaric to speak at an Escape The City career change program. I looked up to the guy, loved his book How to Find Fulfilling Work, and hoped he could shine Written by Matthew Trinetti November 18, 2018November 26, 2018
Building a Life Exploring My Enough If 2018 had a theme, it’d be “Exploring My Enough.” Meaning, how much work is enough? How much money is enough? Written by Matthew Trinetti October 15, 2018January 11, 2019
