Category Archives: living your dream
Time Proved Me Right
The golf bug bit me at age 11, and I’ve loved the game all my life. As a freshman in high school, I found myself on the golf team in desperate need of hitting the ball further. At 5’7″ and … Continue reading
How Are You Shaping Your Path?
How are you shaping your path? If you’ve not read the book, Switch by Chip and Dan Heath, you may have no idea what I’m referring to. You see, you have two brains which the authors represent with the analogy … Continue reading
Robyn…My Complex Client
After a lengthy conversation with her parents, I now sat face to face with 18-year-old Robyn in what seemed like a stare off deathmatch. It had only been a few minutes since Robyn took her seat in my office and … Continue reading
My Journey Back From the Wilderness
On Sunday evening, November 19, 2017, I received a last second meeting request from my boss. He apologized for the late notice asking that I clear my calendar for the next day and to meet him at the DFW Grand … Continue reading
At Some Point, We All Need a Little Help
How often do you hear someone say “I know what I should be doing, I’m just not doing it”. The simplicity of their statement implies that the behavior they’re seeking is like turning a light on and off. The reality … Continue reading
Facing Down Fear
In the past year I’ve written two different blog posts on the idea that we’re always “on stage”. While not the main focus of this blog, the idea of influencing people when we have no idea the impression is being … Continue reading
What Do You Teach a Child to do With a Dollar?
What do you teach a child to do with a dollar? After all, it’s only a dollar, right? Well, there are two primary schools of thought. The first and much more common is that it’s only a dollar, so what … Continue reading
So How About Those New Year’s Resolutions?
With the first month of 2016 coming to a close, New Years seems like only a distant memory. It is by far the most popular day of the year for setting new goals and resolutions and yet most people fall … Continue reading
Do You Live for Friday?
Ask the average person how they’re doing on a Monday and their typical answer will be “Okay for a Monday” or “Not bad considering it’s a Monday”. Now ask that same question on Wednesday and you will likely get an … Continue reading
