Everything changes when losing a parent. If we are lucky, we celebrate their life and remember the good times. We recall their best attributes in both tender moments and the most unexpected of places. And when things calm down again and we have time to think about their passing, the inevitable questions come. We question… Continue reading Losing My Father, But Finding Myself

There are certain times in our lives when more is required. Usually, these times are also periods of great growth and opportunity. The catch is they show up dressed as hard work. And as such, we don’t recognize them sometimes. Perhaps it’s understandable. During these periods, the volume gets turned up. We start getting more… Continue reading The Juice

Dickie Bush hit the big-time truth-bomb button when he wrote a thread on 4 things that compound faster than others. It seemed silly to say for a long time, but here the truth for me: that thread changed my life for the better. That very day, I wrote the list of those four things down… Continue reading 4 Things That Compound Quickly

Writing down our biggest and most audacious goals is fun, but kind of bullshit. Don’t get me wrong, goals are an essential element of worthwhile accomplishments. I see a lot of stuff these days about writing our goals down, committing to them. But I don’t see a lot of stuff about executing on those goals;… Continue reading Are You Working on the Things that Matter to You? Or Are You Just Spending Your Time Trying to Prove to the World You Already Do?

I’ve failed on at least 4 occasions to finish Napoleon Hill’s seminal work “Think and Grow Rich.” Even as a believer in the law of attraction to some degree, I cannot seem to wrap my head around the manifesting wealth through indomitable self-belief part. So it goes. But maybe now I’m ready; maybe now I’ll… Continue reading Why I Suck at Reading “Think and Grow Rich”

It’s one of those days when the writing part of the day should be easy. After all, it was a full day of work. I write all the time about how my new role in sales leadership is a constant lesson in humility. There were certainly moments from today that could have served as perfect… Continue reading Sleepy Smiles, a Lack of Inspiration, and the Deafening Crickets of the Internet’s Indifference

If they had indoor trampoline parks when I was a kid, I’m pretty I’d be a ninja. Like a no-shit ninja. Coulda, shoulda, woulda I guess. A little while ago, one of my oldest son’s friends had a birthday at an indoor trampoline park. It was awesome. Watching the complete chaos made me think it… Continue reading Lessons in Life and the Law of the Jungle from the Trampoline Park

When I interviewed with my company over 5 years ago now, one of my questions to the hiring manager was, “What was your best day here?” I knew they were the right leader to work for when they replied that a specific success of someone on their team was their best day. They went on… Continue reading Asking This Question to My Interviewer Changed My Idea of What Leadership Should Be

After a nearly sleepless night on account of the baby, it was a long Sunday. I love spending the weekends with my kids, but days like today can test the reserves of patience. While gathering basil and oregano from the garden for dinner with my oldest son, he was trying to tell me something and… Continue reading Tired of My Kids or Just Plain Tired?

When you decide what you want from your life, your time and energy become priceless commodities. You start to align your actions with your goals. You start becoming one of those people that “puts in the work” or “gets shit done”. Progress, formerly an elusive figure, becomes a constant companion. The days become longer, but… Continue reading Don’t Forfeit Hard-Earned Progress Just Because It’s Saturday