You wake up tired. Again. Grit is gone. Is it Groundhog Day? Your gut is pudgier than it used to be. Your joints ache the second your feet hit the floor. You chug coffee like it’s a survival tool on Man vs. Wild, yet you still feel drained. Your kids pull at your leg, your … Read more
One Fall Can Change Everything It happens fast. You’re carrying groceries up the stairs, one foot slips, and before you know it—boom. Your back slams against the steps, your elbow cracks against the railing, and the wind is knocked clean out of you. No big deal, right? Except now your shoulder is jacked up. You … Read more
Have you ever felt stuck? Like you’re moving through life on autopilot—going through the motions but not feeling truly alive? I know that feeling all too well. I’ve been there more times than I care to admit. And one of the most recent was mid-2024, just a couple of months after I got baptized. Baptism … Read more
Dirty dishes in the sink. Unfolded laundry on the couch. An unwritten research paper on your desktop. An overgrown weed-infested lawn and a bathroom faucet that’s been leaking for weeks. You look away as if it’s not there and tell yourself it’s fine. That things will get done eventually and that it’s all really not … Read more
It was a Thursday night. The exciting Thursday night when my wife works late and I’m watching the kiddos while making dinner. Let me tell you something out the gate. If you have kids, then you already know this. Pulling off the scenario above successfully is not an easy feat. It requires a lot of … Read more
The Opposite of Clarity About a month ago, my pool looked like this… Looks like the ooze from the second Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie (the one from ’91 for those that don’t know what I’m talking about)… If you went into that, you’d probably come out with an extra leg or some new superpower. … Read more
I’m absolutely pumped to announce the launch of my first manifesto! After months of toiling, tweaking, and transforming, I’m delighted to share it with you: Focus, Grow, Explore, Live: A Manifesto for Building Resilience and Getting Unstuck in Life. About the manifesto Focus, Grow, Explore, Live is a short, yet humbling ebook about busting out … Read more
Stuck like Chuck… A couple months ago, I was sitting here at my laptop pondering what to write about next. I had a blank note opened in Evernote and was utterly speechless. I had a Rolodex of ideas but none of them were really clicking with me. As you can see from perusing some of … Read more