For more years than I wish to recall, I’ve held various jobs that required me to sit at some desk located in some office building somewhere out in the concrete jungle of the corporate world, staring into a computer screen for many hours a day. (Sometimes those desks and computers were enclosed in tiny cubicles.) […]
This past weekend, my wife and I had the amazing opportunity to attend the annual Entrepreneurship Summit at Washington and Lee University. For two days, we rubbed elbows with scores of trendsetters, thought leaders, business disruptors, billionaires, philanthropists, and social reformers from every corner of the business world. Amanda and I immersed ourselves in learning […]
Words seem inadequate in certain moments in time. My capacity to fully express my Quintuple Anvil experience will forever be one of those moments. I will do my best, however, to give you a glimpse of what it was like to take on one of the biggest challenges of my life The Back Story So […]
A while back, I shared a system for making a difference in the world by adopting the Be BAD Philosophy. In a nutshell, be bolder, better, more authentic, and deliberate in your life—with your clients, and within your community. If you’re making these kinds of choices, you’ll likely notice improvements in various facets of your […]
I’m a crybaby? It’s true. My daughter, since about the age of 10 or 11, would make fun of me when we watched movies together, which was a weekly occurrence. I think when I cried during the adventure film about a giant gorilla, Mighty Joe Young, it was the icing on the cake. Personally, I’m […]
In a recent interview at the Rio Olympics, Nellie Biles commented that when her famous daughter, Simone, first entered the elite ranks of women gymnastics in 2013, she felt like she didn’t belong. Simone’s father commented that Simone was struggling with her confidence. She didn’t believe that she belonged with the other elite gymnasts. Intimidated by […]
“(You can) cooperate fully, humbly and joyfully with inspiration.” I love that line which I recently read in Elizabeth Gilbert’s new book, Big Magic, Creative Living Beyond Fear. I was listening to an NPR interview on Sunday morning in which Gilbert was sharing insights with On Being host, Krista Tippett. What captivated me was something […]
This is a confession that I probably don’t need to make. But here goes. Drum roll… I’m an overachiever. Shocking…well, not so much. I’ve actually done some soul-searching over the years to figure out what makes me tick and why I’ve made the choices from a very early age to push myself – from excelling […]
“How did you land yourself in SUCCESS Magazine? How did they even find out about you?” My wife and I have been asked these questions repeatedly in the past few days. Our answer surprises everybody: “They didn’t find out about us. We’d wanted to be in a magazine of this caliber, and we made it […]
Your life changes forever when you lose a loved one. Of course, the world goes on around you, often like nothing at all has changed. But your world will never be the same. One thing is for sure, you see the world in a new light when you are grieving. You see triteness, you see […]
