We just gave each other the crumbs. Whatever was left over at the end of the day, after our careers, the kids, and what everyone else needed from us… that’s what we gave each other. Instead of steak, we ate the crumbs off the floor, and then we wondered why we drifted apart. It’s no [...]
When I wrote about the characters of Yellowstone last week, the response I received to that post was amazing. Here's chapter two of my Dutton Ranch reflections… As this past season of the show ended, I found myself asking, "What's with our Yellowstone obsession?" More personally, "What's my obsession with these characters at the Dutton [...]
Yellowstone. If you haven't watched it or binged it, you've probably heard people talking about it. The Montana-based drama series featuring John Dutton (Kevin Costner) and his family on the Dutton Ranch has quickly become a cultural phenomenon. Its storyline and themes, along with the breathtaking views of wide-open Montana, are sticky. They grab onto [...]
“I was sitting there and I thought to myself, ‘What would the person I am trying to become do in this situation?’ Then it hit me. The person I am trying to become does yoga. When I visualize them, they do yoga to get themselves recentered. So, you know what I did? I went to [...]
Last year I wrote about the Misogi Challenge concept, something I had picked up from Jesse Itzler. I called the post Taking Risks and Crushing Your Comfort Zone. As Itzler had shared in a podcast, "The notion around the misogi is you do something so hard one time a year that it has an impact [...]
If there's one subject I wish they had taught me in school or someone had mentored me on early in my career, it would be goal setting. Take that, add in some visualization and mindset work, and I would have been off to the races. But, instead, I created a pattern of failed new year's [...]
It's time to take inventory of your 2021 and start preparing to achieve what you want in 2022. Here's why investing some time to look back at your 2021 snapshots is so important to your results in the new year… My mom owns a bookstore, and every December, she shuts it down for a few [...]
"Winners and losers have the same goals." - James Clear If that quote is true, why do some people reach their goals and others never even get close? What's the difference? As we're approaching the new year and goal setting, the answers to this will become more important. We need to understand the obstacles and [...]
As the scoutmaster of a Boy Scout troop in Minnesota, I got to guide many young men on their path to becoming Eagle Scouts. Along the way, I encountered one scout who was working on his requirements but having a hard time getting anything done. At one point, I sat down and told him, “I’ll [...]
Every year, the week before Thanksgiving, I block out some time to get quiet and make a list of all the things I'm thankful for. The challenge is to fill one piece of paper with 100 things that I am grateful for in my life - the things that fill my plate! I created an [...]
