Work
Is it possible to swim with the sharks and retain your integrity, preserve your relationships and not lose your soul? Not only is it possible, it’s necessary if you want to live a vibrant, rich and fulfilling life.
Making a Difference
Take a stand. Raise your voice. Make a mark in the world.
Read articles
Work is Art
The world desperately needs your creativity and genius in the workplace.
Read articles
Setting Direction
Discover purpose and meaning in your work right now.
Read articles
Leadership
Lead with connection, courage, and whole hearted humanity.
Read articlesLife
Living well requires paying attention to our relationships, physical health, and spiritual health. It requires courage, struggle, and intentionality. The payoff is rewarding beyond measure.
Keep Going
Two words inspired by my love of curious exploration - Keep going.
Read articles
Relationships
What gets watered grows. Learn to water your relationships well.
Read articles
The Art of Living
Live well in the life you're in right now.
Read articles
Living on Purpose
Stories of courage, love, and humanity. Be inspired to live yours well.
Read articlesPlay
A truly rich and beautiful life involves a lot of play. Play amidst life’s difficulties, small margins of time and life’s obligations. The world is too big, too wild, and too mysterious to stay indoors.
Micro Adventures
Finding the extraordinary in the every day. Adventure surrounds you.
Read articles
Epic Adventures
This world is epic. Your life and the adventures you live should be epic too.
Read articles
Letting Go
Release your grip on perfectionism, safety, and fear.
Read articles
Outside Everyday
The wind in your hair, the sun on your face, and the ground beneath your feet. We were made for the outdoors.
Read articlesLatest posts
The Art of the Long Way Around
The world doesn’t need more of your hustle. It needs more of you. There comes a time—midstream, midstride, midlife—when we begin to see it:This life we’re living isn’t something to […]
Read More
Tent-Bound: A Poem About Midlife and New Horizons
Tent-Bound No one told me it would come to this—Tent-bound with a full life of songs and heartbreak. Just outside the zipper door,thunder’s convincing accusation:Am I beyond the reach of […]
Read More
Ancient Trees: A Long Follow Through over Image
In the words of Eugene Peterson, ‘We live in a culture where image is everything and substance is nothing. We live in a culture where a new beginning is far […]
Read More
Failing to Accept Reality – Bending the Map
I want to share a story about a missing trail in Montana, corporate executives ignoring reality, a teenager hiding alcohol, and mental maps. How do these things connect? It all […]
Read More
Be here now
When was the last time you immersed yourself in the present moment, all of you fully here, uninterrupted by the outside world? If we’re being truthful, such moments are rare […]
Read More
Climbing Mountains Enhances Leadership Effectiveness
Summary: The mountains serve as an ideal laboratory to test and enhance leadership effectiveness. The challenges presented by the terrain offer valuable lessons that can be applied to our corporate […]
Read More
An alternative to boredom
While some argue that boredom stems from a lack of imagination, its true essence extends far deeper. Beyond its superficial appearance lies the conviction that there is nothing new left […]
Read More
Dancing with Dragons on Catalina Island
Unbeknownst to us, our seven-person bio-less crew included one salty pirate captain, a Thai speaking second-time newlywed, a New York Times narrating writer, a kind-eyed tattooed Viking, The Wizard of […]
Read More
Experiment More
If I had a magic wand, I would give you the compulsion to experiment MORE. Try something new, a tiny step, or a radical idea. Start today. Certainty rarely exists. […]
Read More
Why I believe Work-Life Balance is a Myth
Let go of work-life balance and embrace the unforced rhythms of a fully integrated life. I used to think that work-life balance was achievable.Now I believe it is a myth.No […]
Read More
How to move forward amidst tremendous uncertainty
I’m thinking about how to start something when you only have a small piece of the map-unable to see very far into the future. Which for most of us creates […]
Read More
Trip Report: Backpacking The Weminuche High Route
Deep in Colorado’s largest wilderness area, our adventure trio, Chris, Dave, and I, were hunting “spectacular plateaus of rolling tundra, ripsaw ridges, cliff-ringed lakes, and lush midsummer wildflowers” on The […]
Read More