Hi Folks! As you know, I usually write articles about saving time or making money, but I was recently swept up in a jarring event involving a plane crash in my neighborhood, and I am compelled to share the experience with you. This all happened on a Friday in mid-August. It was 11am, and I’d […]
I recently read an article in SUCCESS Magazine, addressing something I thought was nearly impossible—scientific proof of the possibility to change people around you for the better. Given the recent violence in Charlottesville and around the world, this seems like a timely, but absurd, notion. How can you realistically influence people to adopt a more […]
During the summer, a drop in revenue (and income) happens to the best of us for a number of reasons: The spending budgets of your prospects are unavailable until the fall. Your most promising leads are on vacation. Your kids are home for summer break, and the precious time you’d otherwise spend generating business is […]
Fleeting…in the big scheme of things, that is an apt description of our lives. That point has been made abundantly clear to me in the past week. I got news that a friend from college died unexpectedly. Then two days later, another friend’s wife passed away. With the burden of loss, I’ve been giving extra […]
Hitting the wall is a universal experience, and anyone who works exceptionally hard, pushing towards a goal over an extended period of time, will eventually be faced with this seemingly-inexplicable phenomenon. It often shows up without warning. Your momentum suddenly comes to a grinding halt, and you find yourself uninspired, unmotivated, unfocused, anxious, bored, pissed […]
As we move deeper into the digital age, getting distracted seems like an inevitable by-product of life in our modern times. We’re bombarded with information from so many sources throughout the day—TV, radio, print articles, social media, podcasts, videos, and the ever-present newsfeed on our hand-held devices. Have you ever wondered how this barrage of […]
Holiday time is stressful. There is a crushing amount of work to complete between now and January 1. There’s the added strain of traffic-laden road trips, heated political debates with friends and colleagues, and the pressure of shopping for presents and decorating your house for the season, and most of it leaves you feeling less […]
It was around noon on a Monday and I was getting ready to have lunch with my wife and daughter at a little diner in Richmond. Typically I don’t get the opportunity to have lunch with my family on a Monday so I was grateful for the occasion. We piled into a booth in the […]
Words seem inadequate in certain moments in time. My capacity to fully express my Quintuple Anvil experience will forever be one of those moments. I will do my best, however, to give you a glimpse of what it was like to take on one of the biggest challenges of my life The Back Story So […]
It’s not unusual for people to comment on how much time off and vacation I take. Suffice it to say, it’s a lot. I also get the remarks that it must be nice to have so much time to devote to my endurance training or artistic pursuits. It is. But before you dismiss this as […]
