Cutting the Habit
Cutting alcohol after 34 years isn't a dramatic moment — it's more like getting rid of a car you've driven so long you forgot it was separate from you. Chris Eckols uses that analogy to describe what change actually feels like from the inside.
Important! But to Who?
Not everything stamped “important” actually is — at least not to you. Chris Eckols breaks down one of marketing’s oldest tricks: using urgency to hijack your attention before you’ve had a chance to ask whether it matters. One question cuts through all of it.
Why Does Chris Have Two of Everything?
A 13-year-old's simple question exposed a hard truth: the more we own, the more anxious we become. Here's how getting light changed everything.
Sometimes the Order Doesn’t Matter
The pieces of my sobriety are coming one by one, in a disordered fashion. I don't yet know how they'll fit together — but I'm open to what's possible.
Behind the pantry door
I wonder how many times people have bought something they already own, something they'd long forgotten about. Things get tucked behind closed doors, way in the back. You forget about them, so you buy more. This causes problems, don't you know?
Partnering with me means questioning everything
Ideas to carry into the room
What is my center?
when we hold on to things
What I was, I am no longer
We cannot relentlessly and forever carry what we once were. We grow, transform, age, and experience.
How much are you going to carry?
The weight of the past is too much to carry.
ONE LAST THING TO DO
What are you waiting for? Who holds your currency?
your stereotype doesn’t work on me
What do you think you know about the military? Your probably wrong.
the work makes the change
It all begins with an idea.
the aston and the AVOCADO
It all begins with an idea.
youth and wisdom
It all begins with an idea.
damned if i don’t like to talk
It all begins with an idea.