Hi there. My name is Jordy.
I’m a coach, CEO, and father.
I’m writing to clarify my own philosophy of the world- to explore ideas that, at the time of each writing, I believe to be true and have proven useful in my own life.
There are four reasons why I am writing and making it public:
I want to refine my ideas and beliefs. I want to expose my thinking to the world to see how I may be off-base in my view of the world. By sharing this with others, my hope is to learn from their reactions, comments, feedback, and judgments. All of it may be useful information for me to refine.
It’s a fun experiment. There’s a significant asymmetry in the outcomes. Poor outcomes: no one reads this and I get to have the experience of cultivating my thoughts. Great outcomes: people engage and like or don’t like my ideas. In both cases, I connect with others, learn about myself, and have a creative output. I also get better at crystallizing and articulating my ideas. I am attracted to writers and thinkers who can do this well and it’s something I want for myself. Writing seems like a skillful means of cultivating that skill.
It’s uncomfortable. Exposing myself in this way as a thinker, philosopher, and writer invokes a deep fear for me. While I’ve always enjoyed healthy discourse and engaging with challenging ideas, I’ve never put my own out there largely stemming from a fear of rejection and stories of them not being “good enough”. I’m challenging these ideas through action and seems like a relatively benign way of exposing myself to this fear.
It’s important to me as a human being and parent. I’m a father of two young children and married to an extraordinary partner. And while I have spent my life exploring what it means to live a good life and what is true, I’ve rarely articulated it. I feel inspired to refine my ideas so that I can thoughtfully share them with the world, especially to my children. In a secular age, it seems more important than ever to have a foundational philosophy for children to learn from.
There’s no expected cadence other than as it emerges. The content will vary based on what’s present. I do hope to engage with readers through comments and more.
Looking forward to this journey.
Jordy