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 toughnessOne of... [...]
Promise and Deliver Under promise Over deliverI think we've all heard the adage I'm much more a fan of the simple version Promise and deliverI remember when I was in the mortgage business some 20 odd years ago, I... [...]
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... [...]
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... [...]
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... [...]
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... [...]
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... [...]
Creating Joy Last night at our men's group we talked about finding joy We talked about the importance of taking a moment to find the joy in our lives Maybe more importantly we talked about where we can create joy in... [...]
Success Comes When It is so easy in this world that seems to value material things to get caught up in the race Working hard to acquire all the 'things' that make us successfulFor years I chased all of the trappings... [...]
You Are Stronger Than You Know Last night I watched the conclusion of Big's Back Yard Ultra This is an incredible event where runners run a 4 mile loop over and over They are required to be on the start line every hour... [...]
Consume Something That Challenges Your Beliefs In a world full of algorithms that feed us content that constantly caters to our online behaviours it is easy to live in an echo chamber We are continually served up... [...]
Sometimes we have to do the things we least desire Some days we really do not feel like doing the things that we need to do It is when we can get past that and act anyhow that growth truly comes Sometimes in order... [...]
With Awareness Comes Choice I first heard this truism from Eckert Tolle We can't change what we can't see As men we tend to get so busy in our lives that it is easy to miss out on full awareness This is why it is so... [...]
Focus on Becoming More For many years I chased all of the 'things' I chased the material items The fancy car (I bought a Porsche when I was 26), the oceanfront apartment, the 6 figure income and all the... [...]
Time To Shine! Last night at our Connect'd Men's group, we followed up with our conversation on Emotional Avoidance One of the things that came up was the fact that a lot of us had areas where we not only suppressed... [...]
