Hi, I’m Ryan McCostlin.

I write, and I help dentists create the best careers in dentistry at Tailwater.

I also send a weekly-ish newsletter that reaches thousands of readers. Each newsletter features one simple idea for calmer minds, better careers, or homes full of love.

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A reason for being

Ikigai. A place where four circles intersect. What we love. What we’re good at. What we can be paid for. And what the world needs.

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How I became a finance guy after getting a C in accounting 101.

Modern Tribes

Two thousand years ago, it wasn’t possible to have a geographically dispersed tribe.

Today, it is.

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What we think of ourselves

William James is widely regarded as one of the great American thinkers and the Father of American psychology. He summed up all of his early research by saying “People by and large become what they think of themselves.”

 

Cities whisper

Cities whisper to us. In a hundred different ways, every day. Often quietly. Subtly. They shape our ambition, dreams, and behavior.