The current state of the world comes with a continuous stream of changes, curveballs, and disappointments. One of those disappointments was the last-minute cancellation of my son’s 8th Grade band concert last night. I blew that off as one of those things that just happens in a situation like this until I got the following [...]
Waking up this morning, it seems like the dark noise just keeps getting amplified. Last month it was political campaigns and Harvey Weinstein, and today we’re facing all of the fears and uncertainties that come with COVID19. It’s been said that our trials shine a light on our truth. When pressure is applied, our real [...]
We’ve all felt stuck before, or defeated. Or in a spot where we couldn’t go on. It sounds like this… “I walked into work and they told me I had lost my job.” “I got in a yelling match with one of my kids.” “I looked at my bank account and it was as low [...]
What’s your mission? As in, what gets you out of bed in the morning? Why do you exist? I’ve spent hundreds of hours with companies discussing their mission statements and the messages they’re sending, helping them get aligned around why they exist. Everything changes when they understand their purpose – the values they share and [...]
It is almost the end of February. A few months ago, I posted some thoughts on annual goal-setting and my tools for helping you create more depth in the coming year. Taking some simple steps to look back on the past year, and imagine what the new year could look like, we set some goals. [...]
We've all heard it before. "I was blindsided..." The source of this can be different for all of us. A relationship crashed. There was an accident. Something unexpected happened financially. You lost a job. An employee quit. You get hit with a rude comment. Your car breaks down. Someone backstabs you. Worse, someone dies. It [...]
When you take a rubber band and stretch it too far, it snaps. Blow up a balloon too much, and it pops. At some point, there’s just so much they can take. You and I are a lot like those rubber bands and balloons. At work and home, we’re stretched. As spouses and partners and [...]
Regardless what you think about him, Kobe Bryant was a kid with a dream who made his dream a reality. There's a compelling story to be told about mindset and dreaming based on an interview Kobe shared with Dave Belasco and his students at the USC Performance Science Institute... At the beginning of their chat [...]
Remember this question? "If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?" Let’s change it up... “If someone shares something important, but we’re not actively listening, did they really say anything?” My wife was sharing something with me the other day, and although I was [...]
"I had to figure out what was enough." I was sitting across from a friend. It had been eight years since we last connected. Past conversations had focused on growing our businesses, our relationships with our wives, and raising our new families. Back then, we were young entrepreneurs with an eye toward the future and [...]
