One day, after my first year of college, I came home and proposed to my parents that we have a real relationship. I had always been grateful to have them, but I had never really made the choice actively to have a relationship with them. I promised to always be loving, speak my truth, and […]

My father’s ability to speak to different audiences in a language that was familiar to them has always stuck with me all of my life. Individually, we all have the ability to chose how we relate to the people we are with. Prioritize connecting with others. Demonstrating that desire to meet people where they are […]

Running your own business isn’t about throwing around stacks of $100 dollar bills. It is about taking ultimate responsibility, doing the work necessary, and making hard decisions. When you run your own business or work for yourself there an essential element that we don’t talk enough about. Freedom. It gives you the freedom to set […]

Steve Pressfield coined to term “Resistance” in his incredible book “The Way of Art”. When it comes to any job, you have to do the work. If you are putting on events, you have to sell tickets. If you are writing a book, you have to sit down and write. Everything else, in many ways, […]

We are all so busy, distracted, and distract-able. We are surrounded by social media and news pulling us in a million different directions. The solution to that is very simple: identify the one thing that you need to do right now to move forward whatever you are trying to accomplish, and do that one thing. […]

One of my earliest memories at 8 years old, is trying to keep up with my father as he ran his very first marathon. I was heartbroken that I could only make it about 200 yards compared to his 26.2.  All of my life, my identity has really been tied to my physical exploration. I […]

If you want to change a behavior long term, make sure you celebrate the small victories. Reward yourself for your success – no matter how tiny or ridiculous – and you will be more likely to repeat that action again in the future. Even if it feels silly to do, the first step to make […]

There are things for each of us that we want to improve, behaviors that we want to change. The first and most important step is to start small. Whatever new habit you want to establish is, make it as small as possible (and then smaller still). BJ Fogg, PhD, uses the example of flossing. If […]

“Behavior design”, a term coined by BJ Fogg, PhD., means how to design behaviors to them easier to adopt. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._J._Fogg I think about this a lot in fitness and in movement. Like most people, there have been many times that I have joined a new gym and then only gone one time. These days, I […]

We have all been told to exercise more. “Just do it”. Get more fit. Fitness is a multi-billion dollar industry built around shame. And yet, wellness is the foundation upon which our emotions, intellect, and spirituality all rest. Getting physically strong allows us to better support ourselves and everyone in our lives. I recommend you […]