'cause none of us are angels

Sometimes, you learn best from people you don't like.

Figure out what you want to do. Then figure out what you need to do to get there. Then do it.

This advice was given to me by a man I … don't really like.1 We've always had a complicated relationship, at best. But it remains one of the best pieces of advice I've ever been given.

I have an anxious sort of brain, when all is said and done. I'm constantly thinking ahead — contingency planning, if you will. When I want to do something...