Mindset: Carol Dweck, My Perfectionism, and the Grade of Not Yet
Carol Dweck's Mindset found me when I was deep into building Golden Pines and quietly wondering whether I was the kind of person who could build it at all…
Home Economics: The Subject Everyone Called Soft
Mama taught Home Ec for decades in Catbalogan, and I filed it away as a quaint fact about her. It took a career in senior care to work out that she had been…
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: The Book I Keep Growing Back Into
I first read Stephen Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People at twenty-five, as a young Financial Adviser who thought he was learning sales technique…
Line to Heaven: The First Song I Ever Learned, and What It Turned Out to Mean
My cousin Myla taught me three chords and a Filipino song from 1993. I had no idea it was written by a man who had just lost both his parents, or that I would…
Man's Search for Meaning: Viktor Frankl and the Last of the Human Freedoms
Viktor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning is usually shelved with the self-help books, and it never quite belongs there. it was dictated in about nine days by…
How to Pay for Assisted Living in Michigan (Without Going Broke)
Families sit across from me and ask the same question first: won't Medicaid cover this? The honest answer is complicated, and no one tells them the truth…
The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Art of Sitting Still
The third book in my series, and I planned it this way from the start. After two studies in intensity. Jobs and his focus, Musk and his fire. I wanted the…
Roundup: New York Took the AI Away From 600,000 Kids
New York pulled generative AI from 600,000 students through eighth grade. The only sector that lost jobs in August was the one building the machines. And a…
Roundup: When the Number Everyone Quotes and the Document Disagree
Nvidia's China quarter says the opposite of what the selloff said. Brussels turned the chatbot rules on while the coverage said it turned them off. Twenty AI…
The Remains of the Day: The Heartache of Unspoken Truths
Kazuo Ishiguro's butler is not ruined by serving the wrong man. He is ruined because he could not say true things out loud. On shame, silence, and the years…
Roundup: The AI Jobs Story Stopped Being a Forecast and Became a Count
Seven weeks of catching up in one sitting. The AI IPO race, a landmark pancreatic cancer approval, a blood test that predicts dementia a decade out, a robot…
The Power of Habit: The Loops That Run Us
After three biographies of men I admire, a different kind of book. a practical one I've actually used, and argued with, for years. Charles Duhigg's The Power…
Roundup: The First Real Sign of What AI Is Doing to Jobs
Half a trillion dollars went into startups and almost all of it chased AI, while the first hard evidence of what that does to hiring showed up in the youngest…
Think and Grow Rich: The First Self-Help Book I Ever Read
Napoleon Hill's Think and Grow Rich was the first self-help book I ever picked up, and it cracked something open in me that has never closed. the idea that…
Roundup: A Rule About Who You Are, Not What the Software Does
Commerce told Anthropic to cut off two models by the nationality of the user. It couldn't draw that line, so it shut them off for everyone. That, the biggest…
Tuesdays with Morrie: A Book About Dying That Is Really About How to Live
Mitch Albom is one of ours. a Detroit man. and Tuesdays with Morrie is his account of flying back, week after week, to sit with his old dying professor for…
Roundup: The White House Asked for Early Access to the Most Powerful Models
My weekly running list of what actually happened in the world. ten stories from AI, medicine, money, and the bigger picture that caught my attention the week…
The Drive and the Damage: Reading Isaacson's Elon Musk
The second book in my series. After Steve Jobs I said Elon Musk would be next, and I meant it. Walter Isaacson shadowed Musk for two years and came back with…
Roundup: An AI Disproved an Eighty-Year-Old Math Problem On Its Own
My new weekly running list of what is actually happening in the world. Twenty stories from AI, medicine, senior care, money, and the bigger picture that…
Roundup: Anthropic Found Thousands of Zero-Days and Locked the Model Away
A running list of what is actually going on in the world right now. Twenty stories from tech, AI, medicine, and senior care that caught my attention in April…
Reading Steve Jobs at Forty: What Walter Isaacson's Biography Taught Me
I am rereading Walter Isaacson's biography of Steve Jobs. The first time was in 2011, fast, slightly stunned. This time, in my forties, with a pen. These are…
Our Deepest Fear: What Marianne Williamson and Akeelah Taught Me
Marianne Williamson wrote that our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. I first heard the line…
Colby-Wan Kenobi Jedi Bunny
May the 4th calls for a tribute. Erin has a new bunny named Colby, so naturally he had to be inducted into the Jedi Order.
Roundup: Joan Eichner Turned 100 at the Gym
A roundup of what I have been reading about aging, senior care, Alzheimer's research, caregiver burnout, and why a 100-year-old woman celebrating her birthday…
Papa
He was just Papa. Always had some house project going on. Always heading to the market after a full day of work. He taught me how to cook, how to show up, and…
What Nobody Tells You About Running a Memory Care Home
Eight years running memory care homes in Michigan. The emotional toll nobody warns you about, and why that devastation is exactly what makes it worth it.
The Process Is the Reward: What Andrew Huberman Got Right About Motivation
Dr. Andrew Huberman's research changed how I understand motivation. Dopamine rewards the pursuit, not the finish line. The process is not something to endure.
The Books That Changed How I Think: A Reading List for Builders
These books arrived at the right moments in my life and changed how I see the world. Not a listicle. A story about how reading rebuilt me.
What Running a Memory Care Home Taught Me About Patience
Patience in memory care is not passive waiting. It is one of the most active, most deliberate forms of love I have ever practiced.
Energy Management Over Time Management: Why I Stopped Chasing the Clock
I used to be proud of how many hours I worked. Then I discovered that the real currency of high performance is not time. It is energy.
Why I Read 40 Books a Year
It started with a reading competition in elementary school and a stack of books I was not supposed to finish that fast. It never stopped.
Google Has Everything, and None of It Talks to Each Other
I tried to go all-in on Google Cloud for my AI system. What I found was a tech giant with world-class tools that don't know the other exists.
How I Built My Own Jarvis: A Private AI Assistant on a MacBook
How I built a local RAG AI system on a MacBook Pro to run my senior care business. $191 a year, zero cloud costs, complete data privacy.
What Gives Me Energy. Secret To Time Management
The ultimate life hack: Energy Management instead of time management. Stay on tasks and activities that give you energy instead of draining it.
5 Game-Changing Innovations in Senior Healthcare That Have Me Excited About Our Industry's Future
The convergence of technology and compassionate care is creating unprecedented opportunities to enhance the lives of our residents.
Model Context Protocol (MCP) -- The "USB-C Port" for AI
MCP is the open standard that lets an AI reach your actual files, databases and tools. Not a memory system. Plumbing, and the most useful kind.
The Basics of a Productivity System
A summary of the Ultimate Productivity System inspired by Ali Abdaal. Get everything off your brain so it can be free to be creative.
Those Who Stay Will Be Champions
The Michigan Wolverines' motto transcends athletics. It's about grit, perseverance, and staying the course even in extreme adversity.
The Art of Senior Living
Leading a growing company in senior care has been a welcome challenge. Here are five key areas that can contribute to a successful plan for senior living.
Mastery by Robert Greene: 12 Key Lessons From the Book
Robert Greene's Mastery provides a clear roadmap for achieving excellence. Here are 12 key lessons that stood out to me personally.
Dementia, Main Causes, and Brief Summaries
A brief summary on the wide and varied subject of dementia, covering the main causes from Alzheimer's to Frontotemporal Dementia.
Master of My Fate, Captain Of My Soul
Growing up in the Philippines and finding my way to Michigan has shaped my unique perspective. The poem Invictus captures my philosophy on life.
Focus, Happiness, and a Birthday
As another birthday arrives, I reflect on the direct correlation between focus and happiness. What we focus on will ultimately become our life.
Things I've Come Across
Inspirational wisdoms found across the internet, with reflections on overthinking, failure, and the importance of trying.
Courage Is A Muscle
Like most things in life, the more you use courage the easier it becomes. Courage is a skill that we can hone, nurture, and grow.
A New Year. A Renewed House
With 2023 here, nothing makes a bigger impact than simplifying our home. A guide to decluttering and renewing our living space.
Mama
A tribute to the woman who took me in, who loved me unconditionally, and who changed the course of my life forever.