It’s a spring day in May with rain falling outside. This time four years ago, I was training for Grandma’s Marathon with my girlfriend Cristina on a day very similar to this. We had an eighteen-mile training run in front of us, rain or shine. Up until that day, we had been able to train [...]

Last night we attended Wish Ball 2019, a fundraiser for Make-a-Wish Minnesota. It was an amazing evening filled with emotional stories of children battling health challenges and wishes being granted. In the midst of the evening, and on the drive home, the night moved me in an unexpected way... One particular family shared their journey [...]

My middle school son was auditioning this week for roles in two shows at a local theatre company. He’s a talented young actor, but behind that talent, he was wrestling with a cluster of nerves and anxiety. A normal thirteen-year-old with aspirations to do great things, he was battling the kind of fear that likes [...]

Bear with me for just a moment while I set up where we’re going today… I walk my dog Bella almost every day. I adore her, and she is in fact “man’s best friend.” As we were walking this morning, I came across a poop bag on the side of the road. Immediately I recalled [...]

As you’re starting your week, here’s something to consider… We’ve all experienced being offended. Maybe someone returns our smile with a scowl. Maybe they cut us off in traffic. Maybe they ignore us. Maybe we wish they’d ignore us because they treat us rudely. Maybe they’re short with us. Maybe underneath it all, those same [...]

Looking at the calendar this morning was somewhat jarring. As I sat down to write this, I realized we are approaching the end of April. Just a few short months ago, in January, I set some personal goals for myself and my family. At the same time, my partners and I set some goals for [...]

Every day we encounter situations where we rely on our past to guide our future. When we start a new project or encounter a new struggle, either at work or home, we react based on our past experiences. Years and years of living life have educated us and planted information in our brains that we [...]

Ten months ago, I wrote my first article on LinkedIn. The first paragraph was this… “As a small business owner, I learn new things every day. Some of them come from observation, some of them come from experience and some from my mistakes. The vast majority of the things I learn though, come from my [...]

Years ago I heard someone share this, “The comfort zone is the danger zone.” If there is anything I have learned in the past few years, as an entrepreneur, a business leader, a newly married spouse, and a parent, it’s this… They were right. The best things in life will make you uncomfortable. Why is [...]

We’re conditioned to make plans and set goals. There’s an expectation on each of us, on some level, to establish a direction for our personal and professional lives and then drive toward it. It’s something I enjoy and believe in passionately. The only way to get where we want to go in life is to [...]