There are probably many people in your life who believe in your ability to succeed. Mom or dad or the significant other. But those individuals’ own lives consume the bulk of their time. They are too busy…

I waited years to start the things I cared about most, until two of the most productive people I know taught me to get it done first and make it good later.

Most people who say they want to write blame time. I think it's fear—and three things nobody explains until you've spent years figuring them out yourself.

I drive through an old neighborhood on my way to the office and back every day. It’s the highlight of my commute because…

Failure can be a scary thing. Most of us sense it lurking at the edge of...

Conventional wisdom says aquarium fish only grow as large as the tank will support. I don’t know if that’s true, but I’m willing to bet it’s…

What in your world do you define as impossible that you wish weren't? To make a living as a painter? To run your own business? To travel 100 million light-years to...

As I neared my speaking venue, I suddenly regretted not making time to wash my car. The thin film of dust on the vehicle’s black hood looked even worse through my…

Six years ago, three friends and I spent a week paddling fifty miles in canoes on the Green River. The stretch of water winds through…

This week I have a guest post on EXTRAordinary! Inc., the website of an excellent friend, Rich Schlentz. I first met Rich after he hired my wife as a wellness coordinator for one of the...

Fitness has been part of my life for a long time. I’ve worked out enough to have a little insight into building muscle. One absolute truth is, muscle doesn’t grow unless you…

There is a person you are meant to be. You know this because you’ve dreamed of it. Perhaps that person is a painter or a photographer. Maybe it’s an entrepreneur or a scientist. But whatever the goal, many of us have…

Doubt. It’s arguably the single most insidious obstacle that stands between individuals and their dreams. There’s a universal wind that’s eager to…

When it comes to chasing our dreams, what are so many of us frightened of? Who made the snide coworker…

Imagine for a moment you're confined to a prison cell. It’s not the dark, dank room we’ve grown to expect based on the movies. Instead, it’s warm and comfortable. You’ve decorated it with…

When a caterpillar emerges from a chrysalis, does it know it has become a butterfly capable of flight, or does it make a leap of faith from the empty husk? I not sure we’ll ever learn the answer, but…

There is something you were meant to do. The fortunate among us know what that something is and are…

We repeat the phrase without ever hearing it. Underneath is a harder question—who taught you where your ceiling was?

There are no signs in the sky—well, at least no man-made signs. I like this. One of the reasons I relish my time in the air is due to…