I’m a crybaby? It’s true. My daughter, since about the age of 10 or 11, would make fun of me when we watched movies together, which was a weekly occurrence. I think when I cried during the adventure film about a giant gorilla, Mighty Joe Young, it was the icing on the cake. Personally, I’m […]
In a recent interview at the Rio Olympics, Nellie Biles commented that when her famous daughter, Simone, first entered the elite ranks of women gymnastics in 2013, she felt like she didn’t belong. Simone’s father commented that Simone was struggling with her confidence. She didn’t believe that she belonged with the other elite gymnasts. Intimidated by […]
“How did you land yourself in SUCCESS Magazine? How did they even find out about you?” My wife and I have been asked these questions repeatedly in the past few days. Our answer surprises everybody: “They didn’t find out about us. We’d wanted to be in a magazine of this caliber, and we made it […]
This past week marked 15 years since I left the corporate world and struck off on my own. After all this time, I can confidently say, “I’ve made it.” That’s not to say that I’ve learned everything I need to know or that I don’t have ongoing improvements to make. But I think I’ve figured […]
Last week I met with a colleague for a brainstorming session regarding a new project. We were in the midst of kicking around a few ideas when our discussion took a weird turn, as it often does. We somehow found ourselves engrossed in strategies for ramping up productivity. All in all, it was a rather […]
I love the fact that my personal and business lives intersect around limit-busting. With the business training, development and coaching work that I do, I usually have to do some mind excavation with my clients as a prelude for more breakthroughs. It’s often subtle (they don’t always realize it’s happening because I’m using secret “Jedi” […]
I was having coffee this morning and enjoying the sunrise. My mind was quieter than usual (because the house was quieter than usual). And I was thinking about Will Turner who recently completed his first Double Ironman. (That’s basically swimming, running, and biking for 33 hours straight!) I was marveling—not only at his physical stamina and […]
This past weekend, I did the Tour de Palm Springs. It’s a century bike ride in the desert. Participants cycle 100 miles fighting headwinds, crosswinds, and hill climbs along with the desert heat. That’s not to say it’s all hard. There are speedy descents and mountain scenery to enjoy. You’re out there with other cycling […]
I wear “crazy” as a badge of honor. Crazy, by the way, is the nicest version of a trio of adjectives thrown my way in the past week – the two others are “stupid” and “idiotic.” All of these endearing comments have been received since I started sharing my plans to complete a Double Anvil […]
The alarm buzzed at 3:00 a.m. The witching hour was here. Six months of desire, discipline and determination were on the line. It was show time. I jumped out of bed with a healthy mixture of excitement and race nerves. It was time for Ironman Boulder – a 2.4 mile swim, a 112 mile bike […]
