The Energy Edge

Every week, I share one science-backed idea that helps technology leaders stress less, get more done, and lead with clarity. 5-minute read. Real research. Real experience. No fluff.

ENERGY EDGE 113: Inoculate yourself from work stress

The gun goes off in three minutes. I'm at the start line of a 5K on a warm May morning. There are hundreds of people around me. Some are stretching. Some are staring at their watches. The energy is fun and nervous. I'm just standing there, breathing. I've been building toward this for six mont...

May 26, 2026

ENERGY EDGE 112: The smartest thing you can do for your brain

I run most days. Not fast or far usually. But I have been doing this long enough to know what happens on the days I skip. My thinking is slower. I feel the friction earlier. Big problems that would normally feel approachable feel harder to start. By noon I can feel the difference in my product...

May 18, 2026

ENERGY EDGE 111: I was the problem, not the deadline

We were behind schedule by days for a major product release. I kept pinging the leaders on my team for updates. I thought I was helping them understand the urgency of the situation - my promise to the marketing team, the agreement with quality assurance, and my commitment to the CEO. I though...

May 11, 2026

ENERGY EDGE 110: Detached engagement

I took what I thought was a real vacation. A full week on the beach. No client calls. No meetings on the calendar. I brought my laptop, just in case. I was physically present - working out in the morning, playing on the beach to the afternoon, and dinner with family every night. But in my head...

May 04, 2026

ENERGY EDGE 109: The fine line between performance and panic

I started to sweat before I even stepped on stage. Sweat was dripping from my armpits. Sweat started to bead on my forehead. My heart was acting like I just run up a set of stairs. I walked on stage more nervous than I have ever felt. I got my first sentence out and something changed. I deliv...

Apr 27, 2026

ENERGY EDGE 108: Change your environment, change your habits

I used to start every year the same way. New calendar. Long list of goals. I was going to get up earlier, eat better, work out five days a week, and stop working before dinner. I believed I needed willpower to achieve them. By February, I was back to the same patterns. Not all of them, some th...

Apr 13, 2026

ENERGY EDGE 107: Change the world or stare at your phone

I almost got run over by a bus driver on his phone. I was on a run with Koda, a good dog, crossing a major intersection with a walk sign. A school bus came out of nowhere and turned into the crosswalk. When the driver's eyes met mine, he was holding his cell phone in his hand and was just loo...

Apr 06, 2026

ENERGY EDGE 106: Busy-ness does not mean productivity

"How you doing?", asked my good friend. "Super busy, work is really demanding right now", I told him. "Well, it's good to be busy I guess!", he replied. We decided we couldn't meet for coffee this week and I didn't talk to him for another six months... I once scheduled my calendar with back-to-b...

Mar 30, 2026

ENERGY EDGE 105: Celebrate the bad news

"Well, I guess I am driving to town". My friend John and I were at the Be Well Retreat to do some spring forest management. It was the first week of spring and the orchard was coming alive, the animals were active, and the trails were already overgrown. As soon as we turned on the water, we disc...

Mar 23, 2026

ENERGY EDGE 104: The year I can't remember

There was a year at work where I don't remember anything significant from my personal life. I hit a bunch of deadlines. We shipped product and made money. But ask me what happened outside of work that year, and I got nothing. No memories. Just a blur of work activities. That was the first sign I ...

Mar 16, 2026

ENERGY EDGE 103: The recovery activity high performers keep canceling I can't remember

A whale shark is about the size of a school bus. When one surfaces directly underneath you, your body makes a decision before your brain does. Mine chose full panic as I scrambled to swim over its head before it surfaced. The whaleshark cruised away leaving me scrambling to keep up. It was a stre...

Mar 09, 2026

ENERGY EDGE 102: Ship it before it's perfect

It took me weeks to send this first newsletter from my platform. I've been writing a newsletter on LinkedIn for two years. One hundred issues, every week (mostly). Then I decided to move the newsletter to its own platform, to own the list, and build something bigger. And I froze. I am the same ...

Mar 03, 2026

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The Energy Edge

Every week, I share one science-backed idea that helps technology leaders stress less, get more done, and lead with clarity. 5-minute read. Real research. Real experience. No fluff.

The Energy Edge

Every week, I share one science-backed idea that helps technology leaders stress less, get more done, and lead with clarity. 5-minute read. Real research. Real experience. No fluff.

The Energy Edge

Every week, I share one science-backed idea that helps technology leaders stress less, get more done, and lead with clarity. 5-minute read. Real research. Real experience. No fluff.

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