Don't be Afraid to be the Bassist (Because the World Needs Them)

Back in the day, popular music was full of these things called "bands" that would usually consist of a singer, guitarist(s), bassist, and drummer, with maybe a keyboardist or sax player in some cases. The singer had obvious glory, people naturally sing along to songs, so your singer was usually the charismatic front-man for the band.…

Image Is NOT Everything (But it IS Something)

Several years ago I remember watching a documentary show (I actually forgot what the documentary was about, I just remember this one tidbit from it). It featured an interview with John McAfee, the genius software developer and creator of the McAfee antivirus program. What was interesting about the interview was that it was conducted not in a…

Things I've Learned About Making Big Decisions

Perhaps the defining feature of adulthood is the necessity of making important decisions. In childhood, everything is decided for you: where you go to school, what you learn, what you eat, etc., but in adulthood, things become far less clear. To some degree, my generation of Millennials has had a hard time transitioning into pure…