Essays

Okay – let me state right in the lede: No worries! Destination Soups isn’t going anywhere! But it occurred to me that Destination Soups is a candidate – 50 years…

Groundwork co-founder Sarah Athanas took the stage at TEDx New Bedford. She found that stepping into the spotlight is an exercise in losing your ego. Here’s why the good stuff is what happens before those 15 minutes on stage.

Steven, Dena, and myself are hard at work recording and editing a batch of episodes for the premiere of Ground Control, Groundwork’s very own podcast. We all get inspiration, motivation, and ideas from listening to an array of podcasts on our own, and Steven had a brilliant idea to highlight our favorites here. So without further ado, here’s what I’m listening to:

Let’s be honest, today’s presidential inauguration was one of the biggest moments of social awkwardness in recent history. Some of us are dragging around like it’s the dawn of the apocalypse while others are celebrating a new era of radical change. Trying to navigate between these seemingly alien viewpoints generates inhibition, uncertainty, and mistrust. I watched many folks at Groundwork! tune into the inauguration live stream, earbuds in place, lost in thought. What happens next?

Having recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of Groundwork! Dena and I decided it was time to leave the baby at home and head south to Philadelphia for some urban inspiration, good food, and a visit to the coworking space Indy Hall.