Life can be like a Saturday afternoon at a swimming pool. There are different options to “swim.” Most pools have an incredibly shallow end, a kiddie pool that averages 6 inches in depth. And most have a deep end with a 3 meter high dive. If you climb in the kiddie pool, you get wet. […]
As the saying goes, we usually don’t bother fixing something until there is clear evidence that it doesn’t work. The United States federal budget. Coffee mugs. Healthcare. Transmissions. Legs. When we see things break, we feel a call to action. To fix it. The assumption is that everything that isn’t broken doesn’t need to be […]
Do you ever imagine a better you? I hope the answer is yes, not because the you of now is someone we don’t like, but because a better you is possible. I hope that this better you isn’t just one that helps old ladies across the street, although please feel free. I am referring to […]
When taking risk, we need courage. When stepping out into the unknown, when we decide to live life off the map and outside of the rules, we need guts. But when we think of courage, we think of what lies outside of us. The danger lurking around the corner. The wolf in sheep’s clothing. The evil […]
Our level of performance has nothing to do with who we are and everything to do with how well we have prepared. Becoming a Runner I remember the first half-marathon I ran. I never imagined that it was something I could actually do. Some friends had talked me into it, and I was scared to […]
One of the main reasons our stories are boring is that we don’t understand how to find happiness. Our nation started on the premise that we all have a right to pursue our own happiness, and with perviously unmatched levels of freedom and prosperity, it has never been easier. Or is it? It’s only easy […]
Every morning I go through the same routine. The alarm interrupts the precious quiet of the early morning. After hitting the snooze button more times than I can remember, I finally sit up on the edge of the bed, and begin the slow, short march to the bathroom. Finding my way to the sink, I […]
I want you to meet, Bob. He is the most incredible person and the most courageous man I have ever met. The Need Bob is a lawyer, and owns a successful law firm, which he still manages with his partners. But he was called to something else. Bob saw an enormous need in the world and […]
Life is busy. So busy, that it is easy to let it pass us by. So busy, that we forget what is truly important. So busy, that we focus only on doing, and we forget to be. To know. To learn. To love. I was talking to a friend who recently spent a few weeks […]
I told you the story of a small, frail Sudanese girl named Achu. Her story is incredible and there are lessons we must learn from her. The power of hope, faith and action. Hope Achu’s story is about hope. Hope for tomorrow. Hope for something better. Hope for something very difficult to end. Hope means that […]
