My Holiday Season came to an end today with an “all hands on deck” house clean up and organizational blitz. I watched as all remnants of the Christmas Season were collected and boxed for their 11 [...]

I absolutely love the quotation above. It captures the essence of any project worth doing and has been particularly applicable in my own entrepreneurial journey. It is the edge. That place we [...]

One of the greatest disservices we do to ourselves is to sell our ourselves short. We think narrowly about our “ities,” possibilities, opportunities, and capabilities. It is easy to do. We’re [...]

Earlier in my career, I was briefing the CEO of a company for which I worked on a series of customer services challenges. At one point during our discussion, he interrupted me and told me to quit [...]

A photo appeared on a stream the other day showing my kids in younger days on bikes on a sunny afternoon. It immediately took me back to those moments when they were learning to ride. The [...]

VIRTUS TENTAMINE GAUDET (Strength Rejoices in the Challenge) – Hillsdale College Motto The Lessons of Battle Last night, I witnessed an amazing battle on a basketball court. Two very [...]

Inspiration comes from the most improbable sources. Yesterday, I spent a few hours cleaning drains around the house. Not my favorite task but ultimately satisfying. In a house with three [...]

We’re all gardeners Every day, we wake up to a set of possibilities.  Each one is a choice and the effects of those choices ripple through our day, week, month, and year.  Simply put, we [...]

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 [...]

Death smiles at us all.  All man can do is smile back.  – The Gladiator, Maximus/Russell Crowe I recently overheard one of my children ask another how she seemed to always be motivated for [...]