I bent, and I bent, and I bent… and finally, I broke. I’ve tried hard to stay optimistic throughout this pandemic and not allow the virus to steal my joy. I'm a positive, glass-half-full, life-is-good kind of guy. Every challenge represents an opportunity. There’s a silver lining to every cloud. God's got this under control. [...]
Gratitude. It's a topic that becomes top of mind in November as we prepare to gather at our dinner tables and share a Thanksgiving meal with family and friends. For one month, we collectively slow down to celebrate all that we have to be grateful for. This year, as we're enduring a global pandemic and [...]
It can be really easy to focus on what everyone else needs. What do my kids need as they're navigating the challenges of virtual-learning? What does my spouse need as they're trying to carry everything at home and work? What do my coworkers need as we're balancing all of this and trying to perform well [...]
There are so many conversations about "resilience" floating around out there right now. It's one of those words we've put on a pedestal. Just like the buzzwords "pivot" and "new normal," we've heard "resilience" everywhere we go today, so much so that I fear we've glossed over the actual depth of the word. Let me [...]
I got an email today from a vendor we've used in the past to help our clients. They're a company in Iowa who produces rubber stamps. It's been years since we worked with them, and when the email came through I almost skipped right past it. No, I don't need a stamp today. Then I [...]
We love the rewards. We love the destination, the prize, and the achievements. All of those things feel good. But how many of us love the climb? I heard Evan Carmichael mention this the other day, and it's been on my mind ever since... How many of us really love the journey? Who loves those [...]
“Bear with me… Just give me a sec… Ummm… OK... I think... Here we go…” As I was walking through my house the other day, this is the conversation I heard coming from my fourteen-year-old son’s Zoom class. His teacher was working hard to share a piece of learning content, and wrestling with the technology [...]
There are a lot of things I can't give advice on. I can, however, speak to experiencing loss and being uncomfortable. I've lost my dad, as I shared in some of my latest writing. I've lost a marriage, as I've opened up about in the past. I've lost the house I built when I was [...]
Time. When they say it's fleeting, they're not lying. I have a very short list of things in my life that I don't talk much about. If you know me, I am an open book. Ask me about pretty much anything, and I'll shoot straight with you. I pride myself on my ability to be [...]
Earlier this year, I asked people across the country to answer this question, "The one thing that is preventing me from creating more depth in my life professionally/personally right now is ______ ." Of all the responses I received, this one stuck out to me. "I work at Walmart." Here's why this hit me… It's [...]
