Is it Really 90 Seconds to Midnight – Should We Care About the Doomsday Clock?
You will always find what you’re looking for Did you know there is a doomsday clock? The clock was created in 1947 as a way to convey the urgency of maintaining control of recently invented nuclear armaments. In more recent times, the clock has become a metaphor for the state of the world at large. […]
Why We Stagnate: Our Growth is Correlated to Our Ability to Consider Different Perspectives
Avoid the slow, painful death of the echo chamber My first reawakening happened in my mid-30s. I had stagnated. I was stuck in a job that was crushing my mental, physical, and spiritual health. Ignoring the obvious impact of my career path on my life, I went from problem to problem, trying to find a […]
What If Life’s Greatest Trials Happened for You Instead of to You?
Struggles or blessings? You get to choose. It’s funny how we humans form our thoughts. Recently, I was blessed to discuss my own personal growth experiences with the guys on the Decentralized Opportunity Podcast. While speaking about my cancer journey, I made the comment that brain cancer happened for me, not to me. I remember […]
Why You Should Let Go of Expectations – Covert Contracts and Their Destructive Power
The quid pro quo approach doesn’t work I remember the anger coursing through me like lightning in my veins. I felt like a former coworker had stabbed me in the back, going against my plans for a project I was leading. I wanted to implement a simple solution, but she had decided on a more […]
Startlingly Simple Ways to Improve Your Self-Talk and Your Life
These subtle changes made me a more positive person I used to be an incredibly negative person, with a keen ability to find the cloud behind every silver lining. My negativity cost me, sacrificing my peace, relationships, and even professional opportunities. The root of the problem, for me, was my internal dialogue. That still, small […]
Drowning in the Shallows – How Our Fear of Vulnerability is Killing Us
Develop the superpower of authenticity to stand out in a world full of phonies There’s an epidemic threatening humanity. A trail of broken careers, friendships, and marriages lingers in its wake. What is this threat? Our fear of vulnerability. “I let people see the cracks in my life. We can’t be phony. We’ve got to […]
Frustrating Truth: Sometimes You Need to Ride Around the Storm Clouds
Biker wisdom for navigating the unexpected storms of life It was frustrating, really. Last week, I found myself stuck in a hotel in Omaha, waiting. My plan for the day was to cross into Iowa, spending the bulk of the day riding my motorcycle in the Loess Hills, an area that I have yet to […]
Wanna Keep Missing Out on Life? Let Your Fears Stay in the Driver’s Seat
Strategies for overcoming life’s most difficult fears I felt mortified. I sat there, failing at my attempts to hide my fear. Spending the day at an amusement park on a family vacation, my (now ex) wife somehow convinced me to ride a roller coaster. I’m not even sure I understood how fearful of them I […]
One Alarmingly Easy Way to Stop Believing in Yourself
To trust yourself, you must be trustworthy It’s a little embarrassing, really. Even though I’ve committed to publishing at least one blog post per week, this is my first post in a month. While I could make excuses – I’d probably call them reasons – why I haven’t published in 4 weeks, I won’t. Excusing […]
Live Like You Were Living: From Survivor to Thriver
Don’t wait until you’re dying to start living Although it seems everyone I know loves it, I can’t stand it. The popular Tim McGraw country song titled Live Like You Were Dying came out in 2004. The lyrics struck me as cheesy. The gist of the song is that the singer receives a life-threatening diagnosis […]