by Brendan Barca | May 7, 2019 | Straddle The Line Blog
Two years ago, on a cold January night, I pulled into a Panera parking lot off of Route 123 in Brockton, Massachusetts. It was only 5:00 PM but the winter darkness had already filled the air. I turned off the engine and checked the seat next to me to make sure I had...
by Brendan Barca | May 2, 2019 | Straddle The Line Blog
I dropped my luggage into the overhead space above and slid into my seat. The train was only half crowded and I’d have a window seat in a row all to myself. I stretched out and checked the time. It was 12:15 PM. If everything ran to schedule, I’d be in...
by Brendan Barca | Apr 23, 2019 | Straddle The Line Blog
I hopped up in bed and silenced my alarm. Taking an exaggerated stretch, I eyed the hazy blue and pink clouds as the sun rose against the Brooklyn skyline. I smiled to myself. This would be another amazing day in the life I had created for myself. There...
by Brendan Barca | Apr 9, 2019 | Straddle The Line Blog
I stepped outside as the raw February air hit my face. The rising sun hid behind the low-hanging clouds above and provided no refuge to the frigid temperatures. I buttoned up my peacoat and fastened my scarf tight around my neck. I had a thirty-minute walk...
by Brendan Barca | Mar 24, 2019 | Straddle The Line Blog
Last month, a young woman attended my remote workshop on Overcoming Fear Based Thinking. For this article’s sake, let’s call her Sarah. Sarah had been out of college for a little less than a year and working at a large US bank as a programmer. Things...
by Brendan Barca | Feb 24, 2019 | Straddle The Line Blog
For the majority of my life, I believed that the only way to succeed was to struggle. I thought that working 60 hours a week in a job I didn’t love was normal. And as I lived this way, society reaffirmed my beliefs. Everyone around me was doing the same thing...
