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Your Calling Doesn’t Have To Be Holy
Army Captain Joshua Mantz was dead, shot and killed by a sniper bullet in Baghdad. Until he wasn't. He flatlined for fifteen full minutes, while medics pounded on his chest, shocked his heart, pumped him full of do-or-die drugs. And then—somehow—he came back. Alive. Alert. Brain intact. But with a...
“I dared to try.”
You know how January 1 hits and we’re all buzzing with big, brave energy? New year, new you. Vision boards. Resolutions. #ThisIsMyYear vibes. I pick a word of the year to guide me. This year? Adventure. But let’s be honest: Adventure doesn’t just show up. It shows up because we show...
Snoop Taught Me To Get High(er)
When Snoop Dogg talks, I listen, and you should too. Even if you don't respect the player, you've got to respect his game. And here's why: Snoop knows how to learn, to grow, to elevate, and to (yeah, I'm going to go there) get high. A few weeks back, I...
Be A Boss, Not A Knock Off
You ever punish yourself for screwing up, only to realize later, that screw-up might have saved your life? I'm talking about Bruce Springsteen. Long-haired loner Bruce Springsteen.High school graduation skipping loser Bruce Springsteen.Concussion having military draft failing Bruce Springsteen. Wait, what? Bruce Springsteen's first break didn't come in music. It...
You should quit, but also keep going
This week’s message is a little bit of a paradox. I want to tell you to quit.But also… to keep going. Let me explain. Last week, I was off-grid. Like, truly off-grid. Hiking the Inca Trail in Peru with my family, surrounded by clouds, ruins, and precisely zero cell service. No inbox. No Instagram. Just...
Worst Graduation Speeches Ever
Last week I told you about the wild spectrum of emotions that ricocheted throughout my body during my son's college graduation. But what I didn't tell you was how much it triggered my own "I need to be perfect" younger-self trauma. Did you think you had to have it all figured...
Traveling this summer? Here’s how to manage the inevitable disruptions
With the exception of the pandemic, I’ve consistently logged somewhere between 150,000-175,000 miles each year for the past ten years. I spoke at a US Army Base in Japan, rode a camel across the dunes of Arabian desert, danced the night away in Cartagena, and am one of about 2000...
Oy, Such Naches
Four years ago I left half of my heart in Texas. This weekend, I sat in the stands at Rice University, watched him graduate from college. The ceremony took place in the same stadium where, more than sixty years ago, President John F. Kennedy stood before the nation and said: “We choose to...
Make Room
You know how back in March I told you that you could make your own luck? Circling back today and telling you a story of how I just did that, and how you can, too. Sitting in the Nashville airport last December after an Impact Eleven speaker training event, Sheri Jacobs looked at me and...
Did You Miss It?
Life is... lifing. Per usual, I'm trying to shove ten pounds of life into my five pound bag, and sometimes something drops. I just saw a great instagram post about this, actually, from the tarmac, as I sat for hours on my delayed flight that I thought I so cleverly...
Stop Being So Defensive
There’s a certain kind of panic that creeps in when you’re about to walk into a moment that feels just slightly—okay, wildly—bigger than your confidence. A job interview after years out of the market.A presentation to a room full of people who could change your life.A keynote with a mic...
Leaving It All On The Field
Last week I got a standing ovation. But, it wasn't for me.It was for my client.Here's what happend:One of my favorite things to do from stage is to thank a company for the work that they have done by telling them a story of how they have personally impacted my...