In 1895, 33 year old George Washington Vanderbilt III opened his newly completed Biltmore Estate to guests. The opening marked the completion of six years of work by an army of craftsman to bring [...]

My Dad is awesome.  I am truly thankful for his presence in my life and the example he has set for me in my own role as father.  However, the thing about being a father is that we don’t [...]

Considering happiness I hold to the present this moment in time with nothing to pursue nor regret We squander everything chasing the elusive promise of happiness always one success away in [...]

Business mirrors life and it is true that everything has its season. A time to push forward and a time to retreat. A time to fear and a time to be brave. A time to be grand and a time to [...]

If only…. the day were a little longer  If only… I felt a little better If only… I had more money We spend our lives waiting for the right moment for the ideal [...]

I’ve recently had the opportunity to enjoy “next step” discussions with some very experienced business leaders: start-up execs, business owners, and long time employees.  The [...]

“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day-in and day-out.”  – Robert Collier Yesterday, I received a text from my lovely wife, Sally, celebrating the 27th anniversary [...]

There is no going back – no return to the defining moments of our life. Junctures forever imprinted on the path of our existence. With only our brief life as reference we step in inches on [...]

The turbines hum in a rhythmic melody engulfing me, embracing me in a steady buzz, constant. Air flowing, a mechanical wind invisibly present. These are the elements of escape thirty thousand [...]

Do your best. Her parting words hung in the air, and my mind, as I fumbled through the dark. The night was heavy upon us and her words seemed to flow from another world, not fitting the moment [...]