Compass & Flame Writing

I write about the career thresholds that high-performing professionals eventually face. The moments when what got you here stops being enough, and something truer starts asking to be lived.

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Where to begin

Where Compass & Flame came from, what it’s for, and who it’s built around.

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Crossing the Threshold
Crossing the Threshold

On commitment, letting go, and what it actually feels like to cross over.

Why Compass & Flame
Why Compass & Flame

What is coaching, anyway? The difference between being handed a roadmap to someone else's destination and learning to follow your own sense of direction.

What I Learned After I Arrived
What I Learned After I Arrived

I chased a dream halfway around the world. When I got there, the real journey was just beginning.

On work, AI, and what stays human

Essays on what changes when the work changes — and what shouldn’t.

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Humanity-in-the-Loop
Humanity-in-the-Loop

AI can get us most of the way there. We still decide what’s worth making, and who we become along the way.

On trying

On effort, courage, and what it means to actually try.

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It’s Time to Try (Defying Gravity)
It’s Time to Try (Defying Gravity)

On the moment you can't go back to not knowing, and the quieter courage of trying before you have all the answers.

Heat Checks

A playlist and storytelling series exploring music that's grounded in place, memory, or whatever's moving me right now.

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Heat Check 003 - After the Crossing
Heat Check 003 - After the Crossing

The soundtrack I made for certification weekend last year, in honor of the cohort that shared the experience and crossed the threshold together.

Heat Check 002 - Coyoacán
Heat Check 002 - Coyoacán

Latin house, cumbia, and hip hop inspired by a wedding party in CDMX that brought the whole world together for a celebration of saying “yes.”

Heat Check 001 - It’s Time to Move
Heat Check 001 - It’s Time to Move

Confident, kinetic songs to move to when you need to get out of your own head.

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