"You're so weak and scrawny you couldn't even carry my golf bag." I was sixteen when I heard those words directed at me by my basketball coach.  Let me begin with this. In all fairness, my coach's assessment was pretty accurate. I was a skinny kid at that age, and his golf bag probably weighed [...]

You wouldn’t expect to be able to drive your car and never refuel, right? Even new electric vehicles need to recharge from time to time. How about changing the oil? Skip that long enough, and eventually, things break. We all need to refuel, recharge, and change our oil from time to time. I’m writing this [...]

As we ended 2020, I had the opportunity to sit down (virtually) with ten friends from my professional circle. It was a diverse group, and everyone brought a very distinct 2020 experience to the table. I had asked everyone to come prepared to share one lesson they learned over the past year that they will [...]

Purpose, personal mission statements, core values, our “why” – what ties all these things together? Depth. We use these things to help us go deeper in the areas of our lives that matter most. So what is "depth"? How do we define it, and most importantly, how can we create more of it? What does it [...]

Here’s a quick exercise I want each of you to do. Close your eyes and imagine the most beautiful place you’ve ever been to. A lakeside retreat surrounded by trees and mountains… a tropical setting surrounded by sand, palm trees, and the sound of surf… a Japanese garden or a park in Paris… take your [...]

We’ve all heard this before, “It takes pressure to create a diamond.” Pressure is something many of us have learned a lot about recently as we criss-crossed through 2020. So, with that experience and some new lessons on resilience in our back pocket, we are uniquely prepared for whatever comes next. Here are three lessons [...]

“Thank God 2020 is finally done.” We’re all ready to put this past year behind us, but will we actually leave it there? As we’re on the doorstep of 2021, here’s one final question to ask yourself. How much time are you spending in the past vs. the amount of time you’re investing focused on [...]

There’s a sign that I walk past 2-3 times a week, sometimes more. “Road closed ahead.” Before this year, this battered old sign in the woods would have held little meaning for me. With its missing letters, it would have been forgettable. But, as we all know, 2020 has been unforgettable – and those words [...]

I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve heard this, “I can’t wait for 2021 to get here.” This past year was challenging – just escaping the grip of 2020 may feel like a significant win. Entering this new year feels hopeful. 2021 is full of potential and possibilities.  So how will you light [...]

For those of you who checked out the My 2020 Snapshot tool that I shared earlier this week (you can find it here) I thought I'd share my own insights from 2020. Hopefully this helps you kickstart your own reflections. I've learned a lot this year. There have been so many lessons hidden in the [...]