Parenting

Today, flying is commonplace. It no longer creates a sense of wonder or awe.   It wasn’t too long ago that commercial flights were new and amazing. In the 1930’s, passenger planes only carried about 20-30 people. Today, planes carry well over 300.   Fast forward to 1959, about 30 years later. We moved from […]

Everything about communication seems so easy. I can create sentences without even thinking. I can gather images to make a point. I can deliver those in a variety of forms. It’s easy.   Except it’s not.   Communication isn’t just delivering the message. For it to be communication, the other side has to understand.  

Success is a long road and along the way it seems there is always someone to guide or nudge you in a positive direction. The people that do this are called mentors.   I’ve had many during my career and still do. These relationships are invaluable. These individuals took an interest in me and helped

Growing up as a kid I never had a chance to speak in public. That was OK with me because I couldn’t imagine anything worse.   The rest of America agrees with me. Public speaking is the #1 fear, ahead of a fear of heights and a fear of bugs or snakes.   What’s strange

The definition of risk is to expose to danger, harm, or loss.   Our brains do a pretty good job of keeping us safe when it comes to taking risk. That’s part of the job. Sometimes, that factory in our head fails us and we take dumb risks.   I had my fair share of

Procrastination is my worst enemy. He disguises himself as fun, but I’m learning the truth. He’s like a bad friend that is always getting me into trouble. What starts small one day, turns out to be huge a year later.   Procrastination loves for me to put off what I need to do so I

My Grandma always told me, “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.”   Don’t think for a second she was giving me a pass on an education. Not a chance.   She was making a point. In those 9 words, she explained one of the most important lessons of success. You need help

Life, like sports, never gets easier, you just get better. My years of playing soccer and running track made me better. At the same time, it taught me a lot about life.   Here are the things I learned.   1. Have fun:   Sports date back more than 15,000 years ago. Some of the

There are two ways to live life, one is on the sidelines and one is on the field. I want to be on the field. I want to participate in life, not watch it like some TV show.   For me, I focus on three things: Push past my comfort zone Erase boundaries Be intentional

Did you know there are 171,476 words in the English dictionary? Or that there are 6,909 different ways to say them? In our world, words matter.   As an infant, we talk to babies the second they are born. They can’t understand what we’re saying, but every word we say matters.   Before you can