Do you ever find yourself stuck someplace you’d rather not be while trying to get somewhere you want or need to be? From Phoenix, where I’m speaking today, here’s a playful and effective technique to empower yourself and the people around you.

Do you feel like you’re constantly chasing a dream, a resolution, a goal that keeps slipping away? Here’s why “almost there” is actually the best place to be.

Eight months ago, Hot Springs, NC, Main Street was underwater. Hurricane Helene tore up the eastern states, upending lives, businesses, and belief. But chaos isn’t just what breaks us. It’s what builds us. This is an inspiring, useful story of resilience, community, and choosing what’s possible.

I’m speaking in Cincinnati for a fantastic technology company, and we’re standing at a point of convergence—literal and metaphorical. Behind me, the Ohio River flowsthrough a network of bridges, connecting not just states, but stories, histories, and futures. It’s a reminder: We’re all on the edge of something.

Sustainable success isn’t always about being your best. From Dallas, let’s talk about making your off peak performance increasingly better.

What if the key to thriving isn’t doing more? We’re in Costa Rica, where “Pura Vida” isn’t just a national phrase—it’s a way of being, and it may be exactly what you need.”

From Brookfield, Wisconsin, what’s the key to success, improvement and happiness? Well, it starts with knowing “it’s all on me.”

Today I’m coming to you from Hidden Hills Golf Club, in Jacksonville. I’m here on a work trip, but this moment? This round of golf? It’s not just a break from the schedule—it’s a lifeline.