A huge part of my “job” (we’re all volunteers) as the Crew Chief for the “world’s greatest race team,” the Cactus Warriors, is to do all of the planning for the race. This is a non-inclusive list of some of the things that I am responsible for planning for the team:...

After I got sick in 2016 with debilitating panic and anxiety attacks, a friend of mine turned me on to a book by Ryan Holiday called The Obstacle Is The Way. The book is inspired and rooted in the practical philosophy of Stoicism, but it does not explicitly teach...

One of the things that I often see in clients in my coaching practice is an over-abundance of “ego.” I put it in quotes because, according to the philosopher Sigmund Freud, the ego is simply the part of the mind that mediates between the conscious and the unconscious....

“What qualifies you to do this work?” It’s a question that I’m asked quite often. While I’m tempted to respond that I have an MBA, or that I’ve worked with over 150 entrepreneurs over the past 18 years, or that I’ve helped business owners create literally millions of...

Each week, when I meet with my clients I ask them the same question, “On a scale from 1-10, what is your level of commitment to your own success?” Of course, to the number, each of my clients responds, “10!” I, of course, know that this isn’t always the case, and they...

As the son of an Air Force Colonel who spent the entirety of my childhood growing up on military installations and with military people, it shouldn’t surprise anyone that I look at war as a fitting metaphor for both life and business. The main difference between war...

“Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and continuous struggle.” ~Napoleon Hill. Failure is nothing new to most entrepreneurs and small business owners. Unless you are especially lucky, or particularly new at this game, you’ve likely had your fair...

In 2002, in the middle of some very dark times for me, my friend Sam gave me a copy of a book called Love Is Letting Go Of Fear by Dr. Gerald D. Jampolsky. It was a short, large format book with lots of pictures, so the chances of me actually reading it were pretty...

In my work with small business owners and entrepreneurs, I am often confronted by a client who simply can’t seem to take personal responsibility for his or her company…or for that matter his or HERSELF. There’s always SOMETHING weighing them down. An employee is...

A few years back I was infatuated with everything that Gary Vaynerchuk had to say. I was “hustling” and working my “5-9” and using the F-Word in every conversation (okay, I’m still working on that one). I’ve since given up my GaryVee fan-boy status, but I retained...

More than just one of our founding fathers, Benjamin Franklin is widely regarded as one of the most important and impactful men in the history of the United States. His list of achievements is both broad and deep, and includes some of the great inventions of our time,...

Truth be told, I’m a huge fan of the military. I spent my childhood growing up on the Air Force Academy and various other military installations as the son of an Air Force Colonel. I always figured that I would end up in one branch of the military or another, but for...

In my work as a coach I am often asked what I “think” about someone else’s work. I believe that it’s my job to try as hard as I can to NOT simply answer the question that my client is asking, but to truly think about the question in a deeper way, and challenge my...

Disclaimer: I’m going to disobey all of the “laws” of business here and talk a little bit about religion. If this isn’t your cup of tea, feel free to skip past this section, but I think that you’ll find some value here, no matter what your belief system. If church and...

“If only I could just FEEL better, THEN I could [insert important action here]…” I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard this from my clients and friends over the years: I would go work out, but I‘m just not feeling it right now… As soon as I feel better, I’ll...

Ah, the nineties…probably my favorite time to be alive. There was just something special about living in a time when fraternity hazing was still ok, all of the beer was macro-brewed and mullets weren’t ironic. Back in “the day” when we used to watch TV shows at only...

This is a picture of her a couple of years ago doing single right-legged squats... ...On a step... ...At 5:30 in the morning ...6 weeks after full right knee replacement Yep, that’s right, she’s doing SINGLE LEG PISTOL SQUATS ON A STEP SIX WEEKS AFTER A FULL KNEE...