Dillan Taylor
Be a guide, not a boss
One of the first lessons I gathered from my coaching mentor: “People don’t do well with solutions they’ve had little or no part in...
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Dillan Taylor
- Apr 17, 2021
- 2 min
Remembering
We know how to live better lives. We know that: • being fitter will make us look and feel better • more time on social media will make us...
Dillan Taylor
- Apr 14, 2021
- 1 min
Sitting by the river
Yesterday, one of my best friends from Rwanda and I took a lovely stroll around a local nature park. While we were sitting and chatting...
Dillan Taylor
- Apr 13, 2021
- 1 min
Work and play
After a week-long vacation, I’m back in my home office itching to get back to work. I’m grateful to love what I do. People talk about...
Dillan Taylor
- Apr 12, 2021
- 2 min
Lessons from Denver
As always happens, the incredible vacation I’ve been enjoying this week is suddenly coming to a close. Tomorrow in the early morning, I...
Dillan Taylor
- Apr 9, 2021
- 1 min
Wholeself
We can only provide a large amount of focus and attention on a few things at once. My last few blog posts have been quite short because...
Dillan Taylor
- Apr 8, 2021
- 1 min
Late night sacrifice
Last night, my best buddy (who really doesn’t drink) and I stayed up late drinking beers and playing chess. Out of his element, he was a...
Dillan Taylor
- Apr 7, 2021
- 1 min
CO
Yesterday I flew to Colorado to surprise my best friend for his birthday. We Zoom and chat on the phone each week…but nothing beats...
Dillan Taylor
- Apr 6, 2021
- 1 min
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Last night, I talked to one of my best friends on the phone for two hours. I remember doing that when I was seven years old. I hope I’ll...
Dillan Taylor
- Mar 31, 2021
- 3 min
A trick to getting what you want
I love cliches. There are TONS of them in the world of self-improvement. After diving deeper and deeper into that world for the past four...
Dillan Taylor
- Mar 30, 2021
- 2 min
The person you should be like
Until I was about 25, I thought relentlessly, Who should I be like? I looked to successful friends, role models, even characters in...
Dillan Taylor
- Mar 22, 2021
- 1 min
Monthly trips
I take one vacation every month. I recommend everyone do this, regardless of their occupation. It doesn’t have to be a long weekend trip...
Dillan Taylor
- Mar 20, 2021
- 1 min
Your slide show
My Grandpa turned 80 this weekend. One day, hopefully, I’ll be 80. And so will you. We surprised him with a slide show of memories from...
Dillan Taylor
- Mar 18, 2021
- 1 min
You’re never too old for a sleepover
Last night, I got dinner and drinks with a good friend. It got late. We played chess. I was buzzed. I live 45 minutes away. So we blew up...
Dillan Taylor
- Mar 15, 2021
- 1 min
You disagree with me??
This weekend, a friend texted me and said he disagreed with an idea I wrote about. In the past, whenever something I wrote didn’t...
Dillan Taylor
- Mar 11, 2021
- 2 min
Be careful when a friend says this
As we get older, it gets harder and harder to stay in consistent contact with all the people you’d like to keep in touch with. But if...
Dillan Taylor
- Feb 23, 2021
- 1 min
What pain do you want to feel?
After starting a freelancing business last year, a number of unique stressors came into my life. • How will I find my next project? •...
Dillan Taylor
- Feb 12, 2021
- 3 min
Do this when you’re in a rut
Regardless of what you have going on, we all go through unwanted periods where we feel stuck. In our work. In our relationships. In our...
Dillan Taylor
- Feb 10, 2021
- 1 min
The 5-step formula for developing a passion
A buddy and I were discussing our passions yesterday. Music and coding for him. Coaching and chess for me. To mirror Cal Newport’s thesis...
Dillan Taylor
- Feb 9, 2021
- 1 min
Never too late
Yesterday, I caught up with an old friend for a few hours. It was lovely. In the past, she was flakey and non-communicative. This was...
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