Everyone has a Story…
My name is Travis Furlow. I’m a writer, a thinker, and a curious soul who likes to understand behaviors and how they impact the world. I live in Dearborn, Michigan with my wife (Deena) and we have three children (one graduate of Michigan State University, one Junior at Michigan State University, and one highschooler who will be at Michigan State University in the fall). Paperclip Thinking has evolved over time, so for context - I launched this idea in December of 2016 as a “coaching model” to share the life changing actions, philosophies, and behaviors I uncovered during a my 30-year career. I spent nearly a decade life-coaching others, in 2024 I moved my coaching to a career-coaching model, and in 2025 I decided to stop.
My love of coaching (and being coached) was self-inflicted. I wanted to change, wanted to evolve, wanted to grow, and not everyone does, so pressing coaching into the world began to feel like I was “selling” people on why change.
What I’ll do next: I’ll continue to share my thoughts on our blog page. I’ve published books about the power of this divergent thinking, I’ve hosted podcasts, discussion clubs, 1:1 and group coaching sessions, and I’ve decided that if someone wants to change, grow, evolve, think, contemplate, and change their behaviors - they’ll do all those things when they’re ready. I’m going to focus on my writing as a means to inspire curiosity, create some smiles (and some deep thoughts) for those who have embarked on their new path.
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