Archive - Aspirations of Excellence

How Dog Walking Helped My Marriage

The thing about teenagers - they never want to go to sleep.

Jul 1 •

David Wells

1

June 2025

May 2025

The pain of delay

A problem avoided today accrues interest like a payday loan. Avoidance is never free.

May 28 •

David Wells

A warning to creatives

The ethos of our day extols the power of platform, scale and influence.

May 20 •

David Wells

3

It may take 20 years to start your vocation

Not that anyone has asked (yet), here's the college graduation speech I'd give today

May 13 •

David Wells

4

So I got hit in the face by a tennis ball

What I learned about where and when to focus…

May 7 •

David Wells

2

April 2025

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