Living on Purpose

How To Start Podcasting

After nine years of podcasting, 200+ episodes, lots of people ask me about what it takes to start a podcast. Here is my advice on how to get started podcasting […]

Permission Slip to Rest and Give Yourself a Break

I want to share what I’ve learned about rest. Resting and being lazy is not the same. People like us can be pretty driven and focused. We can quickly feel […]

To Find Each Other and Draw Closer

I taped this picture on the dash of my car over my speedometer to remind me of what I want. It’s taken from the crux scene in A Secret Life […]

Annual Review: Taking an Honest Look at This Year

After interviewing Guy Kawasaki this month, I realized that my mantra is “Live on Purpose.” Everything I do here on Work Life Play is fundamentally undergirded by my passion for […]

Leave No Good Thing Left Unsaid

I have an experiment for you. I know the holidays are stressful, over-scheduled, over-spending, over-eating and lots of time with friends and family. Here’s my idea-What if we left no […]

Changing Your Mind

What you believe today, you probably won’t in five years. You might change your mind. You might decide you lean more to the middle than the left or the right. […]

The Importance of Your How

I’m watching the sun’s last shadow tuck behind the front range mountains, and remembering the importance of how we do what we do. My daughter and I just left our […]

Check Engine Lights and Life Dashboards

My check engine light is on in my 2004 Honda Pilot. I’ve had it checked, but they said it was okay but for how long? How long can I drive […]

Living With a Vacation Mindset

I played bocce ball this weekend on the same court I discovered the game ten years ago @ the Solage in Calistoga, CA. I remember how strange being playful felt […]

Investing Your Yes

I started carrying a folded piece of paper in my pocket that read “No.” I’d pull it out when I needed a reminder that “No” is a perfectly acceptable answer. […]