The Fallacy of Fearless
This was a piece I wrote 4 years ago when I had committed to writing 1000 words per day to finish my book. This obviously never made the book but it is interesting to go back and explore the mindset. As I sit here in front of my computer at the office trying to ‘will’ […]
Balance Is Bull$h%t
This is a repost of an article I wrote in 2017 Balance Is Bullshit OK, so I feel like I need to put in a little disclaimer here. It is important to note that this article is written by a man who’s staff gave him the book “Workoholics: The Respectable Addicts” for Christmas some 5 […]
David Goggins Challenge to raise awareness for domestic violence during COVID-19
I was honored to have the opportunity to speak to Ryan Jesperson on Friday about the Goggins Challenge I undertook to raise awareness about domestic violence during this pandemic. You can see the Global article here. Last week I ran 4 miles every four hours for 48 hours straight. I had the privilege of being […]
Learning to SOAR in times of uncertainty
Adjust and Adapt
3 weeks out from Tarawera 100 miler and today I’ve got a 3 hour run. With wind chills in the minus 34 range, I will have to do my workout on the track and practice some of that mental toughness. One of the things I love about ultra marathons is that we never know what […]
Promise and Deliver
Promise and Deliver Under promise. Over deliver. I think we’ve all heard the adage. I’m much more a fan of the simple version. Promise and deliver. I remember when I was in the mortgage business some 20 odd years ago, I asked the number one producer in the company if I could shadow him to […]
Don’t Compare Your Mile 1 To Someone Else’s Mile 99
Don’t Compare Your Mile 1 To Someone else’s Mile 99 Have you ever gone back and looked at the early work of somebody who you admire? I remember when I first started podcasting. I was listening to a fellow by the name of Mitch Joel and I think he was on something like episode 468. […]
How To Solve Problems Before They Happen
How to stop problems before they happen You know, with over 20 years experience in business as a founder, a business leader, I’ve had to deal with my fair share of problems and challenges. And I’ve got to tell you that the vast majority of those problems and challenges all stem back to the same […]
Building Resiliency
One of the most valuable characteristics a person can hold, in my opinion, is resiliency. re·sil·ience /rəˈzilyəns/ noun noun: resiliency the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness. “the often remarkable resilience of so many British institutions” It is one of the personal characteristics that I hold dear. I have been hit with my share of […]
Raising Boys: Let’s Get Physical
Raising Boys: Let’s Get Physical! When it comes to raising boys and helping them better connect with their emotions, there is a lot of value in getting physical. Boys sometimes have a hard time identifying what they are feeling emotionally. Somatic markers are physical manifestations of emotions and are sometimes easier for boys to identify. […]
Raising Boys: Model The Way
Raising Boys: Model The Way When it comes to raising boys into fine young men, there is no better guide than how we behave ourselves. If we want to raise compassionate, empathetic young men then we need to make sure we are practicing compassion and empathy when we are dealing with them. This can be […]
The Key to Creating Lasting, Meaningful Change
How to create meaningful change Far too often when we want to make lasting change we focus on the wrong things. We tend to focus on the behaviours rather than the underlying emotions that drive the decisions that cause the behaviors. In order to create any kind of lasting, meaningful change we need to get […]
5 Ways to Ensure Humility Isn’t Hurting You
Is humility one of your core values? Is being humble something you strive to be recognized for? What if I told you that humility may actually be preventing you from living your purpose and creating the impact that you would like to create in this world? You see, for me, humility has always been a […]
Expectations of Self
Are you present or are you present?
Are you really here? In a podcast interview I did recently I talked a bit about parenting. I talked about how I was always physically present with my kids. I did all the things a ‘good dad’ is supposed to do. I coached soccer, I attended recitals, school performances and all the parent teacher interviews. […]