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Adventure Titles Worth a Read

A couple of buddies recently asked me for a few recommendations of “epic stories”. Here is my list of favorite books and audio title that qualify as epic adventures, survival, resilience […]

The Art of Living Forward in the Direction You Want to Go

We celebrated Valentines Day dinner by eating in our 1974 VW JOY BUS (yes the Bus officially has been named, the JOY BUS) while parked inside our garage. We had another couple […]

Don’t Allow Any Quit in You!

“You’ve never quit anything before.” Those are the words my brother-in-law Timothy said to me that stopped me in my tracks while hiking the Boulder Flatirons. He said it as a […]

Don’t ever give up. Try something new.

Jockstraps. That was my level of desperation. It was 1999 and I needed to close a deal. It was a sales deal and I was working for an Internet startup. I sent […]

Stories I Only Tell My Friends

The way I put it to my friends There are two versions of every story. The one you tell on Facebook or at a cocktail party, and the one […]

Why I Write About More Than Just Work-Life Balance?

(Written in 2014) I never set out to write a blog. I told myself, that’s the last thing the world needs, another guy with an opinion. This month marks my third […]

Gear Every Road Warrior Must Carry

Gear Every Road Warrior Must Carry I travel a lot. So much so that I try to not think too much about it and count how many days I spend […]

Bagger Vance and finding your one true authentic swing

“Yep… Inside each and every one of us is one true authentic swing… Somethin’ we was born with… Somethin’ that’s ours and ours alone… Somethin’ that can’t be taught to […]

What You Should Know Before You Sell Out

I loved Pixar when John Lasseter was directing every film. I loved Jack Johnson’s music when he was a poor surfer. The First is often the best The first version, […]

Walking Conference Calls: Optimal Performance Hack

Get Paid to Walk & Talk on Conference Calls Why sit at your desk for every hour of daily conference calls? Why not walk while you talk? Nobody said you […]