I started my journey home on a dark and moonless night.

I signed up for Ship 30 for 30 on a whim. I believed daily practice would mean better, faster writing. This is the most value I have ever received from an online class, and these are its unexpected gifts.

Your business has a soul.

I built a $2.5B money management firm from scratch, flying my freak flag high. It had a weird name, a non-Wall Street culture, and a quirky communication style. For years, we crushed it.

It all started with a few peanuts tossed on the lawn.

I am heartbroken.

I lost a gig I was excited about, and maybe a dear friend in the process. We wanted to create something together but we each waited for the other to take the lead. We created an escalating cycle of ambivalence, made worse by unstated expectations. Our deliverables were unclear; our deadlines unspoken.