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Never attend a timeshare presentation. Years ago, my wife and I booked an incredible hotel room for the weekend. With one catch: We had to attend a timeshare presentation. The moment we walked in, they told us: “This is fun. There’s no pressure.” Then they said it again. “This is fun.” We looked at each… Read More »

There are moments that make you rethink who you are. I didn’t think one of these would happen in the gym. I was 38 when my first daughter was just a few years old. At that time I was a dad approaching 40. Is this the terrible mid-life phase people talk about? I remember thinking:… Read More »

I’ve been practicing. Trying to be more patient with my daughter. A better listener. The kind of dad who doesn’t lose it over algebra homework. It’s 10pm on a Tuesday. She’s staring at her homework like it personally betrayed her. “Dad, why do I even need to learn this?” And there it is. The moment… Read More »

What if your pursuit of self-improvement has become another form of self-avoidance? You can study and emulate what you want to be true. But never experience the truth of being.  Taking risks. Evolving. We spend most of our lives trying to move from one station in life to the next. Get good grades.  Get into… Read More »

Being in control isn’t keeping you safe. It’s keeping you stuck. It’s keeping you burned out. It’s keeping you frustrated. Every time you micromanage your work, relationships, family, the conversations in your head, and every decision, you aren’t actually living life. You’re not creating certainty. You’re creating a cycle of struggle. I’m in the middle… Read More »

What if the solution to your mental stress and overwhelm isn’t more thinking, but more trust? I hate losing. But sometimes you’re going to fall short. You can’t be all the things you want to be all the time. You are going to fail at something. It’s going to happen. Last week was one of… Read More »

You never want to admit it’s coming. But I knew when I planned the latest family camping trip, the words I dreaded were possible. “Yeah, Dad, I’m going to hang out with my friends instead.” “Sure, no problem, that’s ok”, I responded. But honestly, it’s tough. Not just the latest attempt to plan family fun…. Read More »

Just when you think you have it all figured out. You don’t. I took a trip last weekend to Maine with my wife for our 15th wedding anniversary. Everything was great. The accommodations were amazing. The weather was incredible. If you’ve ever been to the Maine coast, you know how special it is. We were… Read More »

This is a video I did a few days ago reflecting on the challenges we naturally face in our lives and how we can take a different perspective. Is it better to avoid discomfort or work through it? Emotional discomfort. Physical discomfort. Negative thinking. We use a tremendous amount of our mind’s energy attempting to… Read More »

“I’m stuck” might be the one of the most expensive lie we ever tell ourselves. Everybody has been there. Most people are there right now. Some people live most of their lives not knowing what they want. Then on top that, not knowing what to do to get “unstuck”. It costs us our time, energy,… Read More »