A few pictures from my trip to Kenya. 1. The Great Rift Valley. 2. Typical “cows blocking the road” traffic. 3. The center courtyard and new CT scanner at Tenwek Hospital. The CT scanner is one of only a few in Africa. 4. A view of the Kenyan Highlands from the hospital. 5. Me in […]
On my trip to Tenwek Hospital in southwest Kenya, I met a beautiful girl with an amazing story. Not So Normal Achu is 15 years old. Most girls her age are busy trying to fit in. Boys. Makeup. Clothes. All in the effort to be normal. Achu, on the other hand, has lived anything but the […]
When we try something new or take a on risk and survive, there is a temptation to stay there. We should celebrate. Victories. Good times. People. But this is the place where so many stories falter. We have to move on. We have to take the next step. Over the next several weeks, I’ll be […]
What would do if you were forced to choose between your story and your life? The War Perhaps it is an unfair question. The only way to know for sure is to be placed in such a moment. If you are like me though, you hope to respond the same way that the monks of […]
The Leaky Faucet Drip. Drip. Drip. To me it is the most annoying sound in the world. The kids can be screaming, the vacuum can be running, I can be dead asleep, but I still hear every single drop of water as it crashes against the bottom of the sink. Every drop is small, but […]
For most of us, today feels better than the past four. We say “thank goodness it’s Friday” because it is true. We want want and need the weekend. Two days off Eating out Sleeping in Hanging with friends Doing what you want Doing nothing Freedom The problem with this sense of freedom is that […]
There are stories we would never choose for ourselves, but sometimes these turn out to be the best stories of all. Let me introduce you to Hadley McHugh and her family. When I published the post 3 Ingredients to Creating Remarkable Experiences, it found it’s way into a high school classroom. At the end of […]
In his book We are all Weird, Seth Godin describes how strange the world is becoming. I agree. His point is that in an information age, we are able to connect and find common ground over the weirdest things. Whatever it is you are in to, chances are there is somebody who has a website or a […]
With the first step comes an awful sensation of becoming vulnerable. Up to this point your dream has simply been an idea in your head. It was a secret known only by you and people you trust. When you take that first step, the secret is out. Your dream can be known by anyone who […]
At some point in your story, you will find yourself in the Pit. You will be surrounded by impossibility. The stench of failure will fill your nose. You will sit in the cold, wet darkness and wonder what you did wrong. How did you get here? Why did you even try? You will give serious […]
