Choosing Courage, Compassion, and Clarity in a Distracted World.
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Great day!!!
Phoenix, here we go! Walking into ORBIT at Phoenix Design Week for two days of creativity, connection, inspiration, and big ideas!
Excited to represent @Rule29 and @ONeilPrinting take the stage, share some @BHumanKindToday stories, sign a few books, and connect with this amazing @AIGAaz creative community.
Here’s to making creative matter and creating work that’s made to impress!
#PhoenixDesignWeek #ORBIT2026 #Rule29 #ONeilPrinting #BeingHumanKind #AIGArizona #DesignTok #CreativeCommunity
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@alicecooper I need to get you my book @BHumanKindToday!
Join us!! #BookSigning
Hey Chicago amigos! I'd love for you to come out and celebrate my first Being HumanKind book signing!
On October 27, I'll be hanging out with my good friend Matthew Hoffman, the amazing human behind You-Are-Beautiful.com, at his Chicago studio.
Matt and I will be talking about the book, sharing stories, and celebrating the good we can put into the world. I'll be signing copies, and we'll also have some one-of-a-kind You Are Beautiful × Being HumanKind art and limited-edition pieces available only at this event!
I'm so grateful to Matthew for hosting this, and I can't think of a better person or place to kick things off.
So, Chicago friends, please come out! Bring a friend, say hello, grab a book, and hang out with us. I'd love to see you!
October 27 | 6PM - 7:30 PM | You Are Beautiful, Chicago
Come join us! eventbrite.com/e/being-human…
#BeingHumanKind #YouAreBeautiful #Chicago #BookSigning
Sharing Being HumanKind has been such a joy, especially the conversations it’s sparked. Thank you for being part of it! More events coming soon. Grab your copy: behumankind.today/
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Sharing Being HumanKind has been so much fun. Thank you for the conversations and support!
Haven’t gotten your copy? I’d love for you to read it. Personal and leadership guides are on the site, too.
Book events coming soon. Stay tuned!
behumankind.today
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Stop listening so much to the words and opinions of others, telling you who you are and what you should like and dislike.
Being Brave Enough to Care is about what we do with what we feel. How does the tenderness that moves us become courage someone else can count on?
linkedin.com/pulse/what-joy-…
#BeingHumanKind #Courage #Accountability
This weekend provided some touching sports moments.
🚨🚨AN ALL-TIME GREAT SPEECH🚨🚨
#Bears QB Case Keenum delivered an EMOTIONAL locker room speech after leading Chicago to a massive win over Philadelphia.
“This is a special night. This means a bunch to me, man. This was taken from me a lot of times.”
“To have him call me and bring me back the love of the game again… To have my family, my kids get to watch. I get to do it with this family right here.”
“I’m telling you, we got something special here, man.”
“Next man up mentality.”
“I’m telling you guys, this is a special group led by a special man.”
Keenum poured his heart out to his teammates.
Absolutely incredible.
❤️
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After seven years of intense work, I am excited to announce that my new book, The Law of the Sublime, will be out in November. and is now available for pre-order (see link below).
The book is designed to expand your mind, and to reveal to you a world to explore beyond what you consider reality: the realm of the Sublime.
This adventure does not require travel, drugs, or any form of external stimulation.
It only requires a new pair of eyes to see the extraordinary all around you.
Through stories, exercises, and meditations, the book will immerse you in the Sublime and forever transform how you experience life.
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A masterclass on ‘how to speak’ by MIT professor Patrick Winston - 15 key lessons
“How rare and beautiful it is to even exist.” — Sleeping at Last
A good reminder for today. Don’t miss the wonder of simply being here.
#BeingHumanKind #StartBeing #Gratitude #Presence #HumanKind @sleepingatlast
Sometimes the simplest words are the ones we need to hear most.
You are beautiful.
We’re printing a new batch of Being HumanKind stickers with a simple purpose: put a little more kindness into the world.
Stick one on your laptop. Your water bottle. A bathroom mirror. A random place where someone might find it on a hard day.
A tiny reminder that someone matters.
Because kindness doesn’t have to be complicated. Sometimes it’s just three words at the right time.
#BeingHumanKind #YouAreBeautiful #KindnessMatters #MakeKindnessVisible
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Every once in a while, I read a book that I just keep thinking about. Theo of Golden by Allen Levi was that kind of book for me.
I know I have already posted about it, but I’m now listening to the audiobook and experiencing it all over again. It is that good.
It also feels like the perfect first selection for something I’m calling Being HumanKind Reads, books that help us slow down, reflect, and consider how we show up for one another.
I will not give anything away, other than to say Theo of Golden is a beautiful story about what can happen when we truly see one another.
It reminded me so much of the heart behind Being HumanKind. Kindness is rarely complicated. It begins with paying attention, staying curious, listening well, and choosing to show someone that they matter.
This book made me slow down. It made me reflect. And it will stay with me for a long time.
Read it. Then give it to someone you care about.
What book has stayed with you lately?
#BeingHumanKindReads #TheoOfGolden #BeingHumanKind #Kindness #HumanConnection
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Really excited to be part of Phoenix Design Week this year, to share some of the ideas behind my new book, Being HumanKind, and to spend time with the creative community where I started my career.
Getting to be Phoenix and experience it alongside our @Rule29 and @ONeilPrinting teams, as well as the @AIGAaz community, makes it even more meaningful.
A lot of my creative journey started here, so getting to return, reconnect, and contribute feels pretty special.
Can’t wait to see everyone in Phoenix. Boarding passes here:
eventbrite.com/e/2026-phxdw-… @BHumanKindToday
Some of the most important leadership moments have very little to do with being in charge. They are about holding the space, helping people feel the meaning of what is happening, and creating a moment they will carry with them.
That is what I wrote about this week.
Because the best leaders do more than create results. They help create moments worth remembering.
behumankind.today/blog/being…
#BeingHumanKind #Leadership #Presence #Gratitude #HumanConnection
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I’ve been thinking we can spend a lot of time asking, “What am I doing with my life?”
Maybe the better question is: “What am I practicing with my life?”
Because every day, whether we realize it or not, we’re practicing something.
Patience or impatience.
Presence or distraction.
Gratitude or comparison.
Curiosity or certainty.
Kindness or judgment.
And whatever we practice, we tend to get better at. That’s could be a little uncomfortable to think about.
But also hopeful.
Because a meaningful life isn’t built in one big moment. And neither is our impact. It’s built in the small choices we make over and over again.
How we show up.
How we treat people.
What we give our attention to.
What we choose to care about.
Maybe the question isn’t just, “What am I doing?”
It’s, “What am I building with the life I’ve been given?”
#BeingHumanKind #Purpose #Impact #Leadership #Kindness
This made my day. Ryan, thank you for believing in Being HumanKind and, more importantly, for the way you live it.
So grateful for you, your friendship, and all the beauty and goodness you continue to put out into the world.
#BeingHumanKind #KindnessMatters #Gratitude #SleepingAtLast #ChooseKindness @sleepingatlast