Ideas and research on living a great life and having a huge impact
Have we emerged to a point in life and culture where any story is recognized as worth telling and we have the technology means to deliver to those who would enjoy / benefit from it? I believe so. Is the filming now the new book publishing medium? Given that there are more phones and eyeballs Continue Reading
Joy Surprise Excitement These are the emotional triggers that connect us to anticipatory moments and events. Powerful, raw, and such a good emotion that we seek these out. In a world where there are plenty of surprises that are not fun (that letter we received was actually a bill instead of a birthday card… or Continue Reading
The weather is nice and your kids are finally free from the shackles of basic schooling. Camps are being planned and trips are set, but how will you leave your work projects for so many days. Let’s be real, you are pinging your team multiple times a day and have status calls, planning calls for Continue Reading
Persevering in the face of struggle, challenge, and physical demands. Training to be healthier, fitter, and to compete puts us in tough moments. We call these the dark places when training — those hard moments where your mind is screaming nothing but negativity and pessimism. Equally challenging are those moments on long workouts and or endurance efforts. Deep Continue Reading
Persevering in the face of struggle, challenge, and physical demands. Dark places happen in the midst of struggle and challenges that extend long periods of time and distance. How many times have you found yourself working in a team with external demands at emergency paces. Where everything is a fire and the expectation is nights Continue Reading
There is often a discussion in our mind on what is possible — the consequences of our actions usually. Well for me, that is so true and I see the possible outcomes in vivid clarity. In my mind’s eye I see how the events can unfold, the positive, the emotion, the feeling of success at hitting the Continue Reading
Do you even know? So often we hear people stating they feel lost; that they aren’t making progress / succeeding, or are unhappy due to their state of life. I know I have gone through periods in my life where I felt adrift with no motor. Unsure which way I was going, let alone which Continue Reading
Our Best Self Podcast: Episode 001 Do you often feel like you have no time for everything you want to achieve and accomplish? I know I have in the past, and it has taken a lot of trial and error to find methods that have helped me juggle all aspects of life. My life involves Continue Reading
I had this amazing moment last night working on skills to prepare me for the mission trip Rwanda at the hospital I am helping build. I saw a number of people working on skills and passionately and actively working on them. An interesting moment occurred about 45 mins in — one of the individuals was clearly getting Continue Reading
It’s not about what you want, it’s about what your clients need (and it is usually whatever THEIR customers need and want) Knowing how to give value in a business and relationship is hard. Often I find myself in situations where I am thinking about another person, and trying to discover what I can do Continue Reading