Life

I started a new job two months ago. At moments I have felt like Dell Griffith from the movie Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. I have traveled seven weeks of the past eight.  Here is a quick list: Dallas, TX NYC New Jersey x 3 Philadelphia, PA x 2 Tulsa, OK x 2 Des Moines, IA [...]

Airline’s love to woo us with the allure of elite membership status.   They promise shorter lines, a six-foot stretch of red carpet we can walk over and the hope of free upgrades to roomier seats. Here is what I learned the hard way.  The only people who achieve Premier, Executive or Admiral status end up [...]

In the past six months I’ve seen and experienced some things that are worth sharing with you. As the years tick on I am gaining understanding of my place in the world and my unique offering to the world. Summarized, I am really good at playing. I used to not believe it. I just thought [...]

For most people, the fitness goals they committed to on January 1st are broken. It might even feel like a recurring story of the past few years. You know you want to feel better, sleep better and look better. Yet life is stuffed full of millions of conflicting priorities. I think you’re going to love [...]

Thinking but not committing If you are anything like me, I bet you spend a lot of time thinking and dreaming about starting something new. For me it can range from an Adventure trip that I want to go on to an ebook I’ve been writing. Ideas into action are more difficult. There is a [...]

Anyone that is attempting to produce something to be shared with the world there is a question that has to be answered. Which part of me am I going to offer? The Crux Questions 1)  Are you going to spend time producing content or creating (insert your Art) that I think the world will like? 2) [...]

We wish the world was a better place. We wish our life was easier. And we can easily defer the responsibility to change the world to other people. We assume we are: Too busy Too important Not important enough Too old Too young Maybe the best way to change the world is to start with [...]

Opt-out of something today. There is liberation in opting out.  It helps turn down the volume of noise in our lives. In some cases by opting-out you can create room in your life for more good things. What would be helpful for you to reduce?   Hours watching television? Hours reading news articles? Bags of [...]

Everyone is waiting on you to be the real you the best version of you. You may not believe it nor even have evidence that other people would notice. The truth is it is up to you. Like Natalie we have to risk stepping into that place of being Anonymously Extraordinary.    In 2011 seventeen [...]

Warren Buffett said Invest in what you know.   Buffett may have been speaking about investing money in markets that you know or understand. The principle is the same for your career. Bet on yourself. What other investment do you know of that has as high a rate of return as investing in you? Answer- [...]