When I went to interview Kathrine Switzer—the first woman to officially run the Boston Marathon—I brought her a bundle of soft white hydrangeas. I didn’t expect what happened next: a simple thank-you message that included a phrase I’d never heard before, but haven’t stopped thinking about since—“adventursome journalism.” It changed how I see my work, and maybe, how I see myself.

When I first wrote about the VARK learning styles — visual, auditory, reading/writing, and kinesthetic — in my book Goal Smasher, I...

How can we use those tiny pockets of time — like scrolling in the elevator — to make real progress on our goals?