THE TRUTH ABOUT DOGECOIN

We all know that person that needs to control everything. They control all the team decisions made at work. They control what restaurant the group eats at for lunch. They control the radio station playing in the car. They control what Netflix movie the family watches at night.

We affectionately call them a “control freak”. And as we read that description and think of that person, perhaps we find ourselves staring squarely in the mirror.

THE STRATEGY OF HOPE

I often hear people start a sentence with those two words. They hope things work out. They hope to hit certain sales targets. They hope to get something done. They hope they reach specific life goals.

“Hey Grant and Gary, Please Stop.”

Is anyone else tired of the choose hard, keep grinding, and 10X message that surrounds us?… If you aren’t tired of the message then I’m certain you are exhausted by trying to live up to it and into it.

YOU vs YOU

It seems that today there is always something or someone to compare ourselves to. We are constantly competing. We turn everything into a competition or a game of comparison. Some of us are masters at this.

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5TH GRADER?

…Growing anything takes cultivation. Whether it’s growing plants or growing our skill set, our careers, our wealth, our emotional intelligence, or even our minds.

HEY SIMON: START WITH BECAUSE

I decided that instead of starting with the question why today, I would start with the answer because.

DON’T BE A STATISTIC

… anything worth anything requires hard work. A successful business. An amazing relationship.  Learning a new skill. A healthy body. Even training a puppy.

A LITTLE MUD, A LITTLE WIND, AND A BIG BOAT

It doesn’t matter how big we get, what success we achieve, how strong we may seem, or how clear and bright our future looks. We will all get stuck at times.

WEEKEND WALKS WITH WINSTON

There is evidence that time seems to slow down when we confront the unfamiliar, and speed up when we're engaged in routine.

EVEN AMAZON CAN’T SAVE YOU

Exactly one year ago to the day this week the director of the World Health Organization announced the following: “We have therefore made the assessment that Covid-19 can be characterized as a pandemic. We have rung the alarm bell loud and clear.”

ELON MUSK VS ROBIN HOOD

There is nothing wrong with being a consumer. It often makes us feel great in the moment, and we all want to feel great in the moment. But it has taught me an incredible lesson to look at what other options I have at any moment that I am about to be a consumer.

“Expectations”

Last week as my family headed up to the mountain for some skiing, the familiar “Are we there yet’s” began to filter in from the back seat.  To be honest, it had been so long since I had heard them, I didn’t mind it one bit.  But it got me thinking, why do the “are we there yet’s” show up on the way to the mountain, but never show up again on the way back home?  

“The World Looks Different”

When we see something daily, hear something daily, or read something daily, it no longer shocks or surprises. We almost just accept that the world looks different now.

THE PANDEMIC OF FOMO

As FOMO begins to creep in so does comparison with ourselves and others physically and socially and economically. When we see someone else ‘achieve or gain something’, we begin to feel like we’ve missed out.

YOU ARE YOUR OPPORTUNITY

…perhaps the most popular door, and one that all of us would choose, is the door to opportunity.

The Three Prong Plug

When you pull out a plug from the outlet in the wall, ultimately what you are doing is disconnecting it from the “hot” wire where there is a constant current running. It is more than just turning off the switch.  


TWO WORDS.

I am. This week someone told me that those were the two most powerful words in the English language. They were wrong.  They are the two most powerful words in every language.

THE ART OF BEING HUMAN

Isn’t it ironic then, that growing up the majority of our parents tried to convince us not to become an artist. After all, you can’t make money as an artist. There are no jobs out there for artists. What are you going to do with a degree in art they asked.

A SILVER LINING

Often we are so focused on the rain cloud in front of us, that we miss the fact that the sun is just on the other side.

THE TURNING OF A PAGE

And so we turn the page. Perhaps one chapter has just ended and a new one has begun. Never before have I seen so many so ready for a new year. So ready to turn the page, start a new chapter, or perhaps close one book and start a new one.