I always strive to be better tomorrow than I was yesterday. Sure it’s a great philosophy, but it’s not always that simple is it? Sometimes things just don’t move forward. Sometimes you get stuck. Even with the best intentions and a lot of motivation you will hit a wall every now and then. Lately I’ve [...]
I Am Dangerous
I have studied many times The marble which was chiseled for me - A boat with a furled sail at rest in a harbor. In truth it pictures not my destination But my life. For love was offered me, and I shrank from its disillusionment; Sorrow knocked at my door, but I was afraid Ambition [...]
Fighting The Resistance
Lately I’ve been carrying a list of my top short-term goals in my pocket. It’s so easy to get distracted and to come up with new “urgent” things I need to be working on. If I’m not careful I’ll wind up racing from one shiny object to the next without ever really doing anything. For [...]
10 Of The Many Ways To Avoid Losing
When I was a swimmer in high school I was blessed to train for a world class coach. Coach Block trained us hard 20 hours a week, 42 weeks a year. Long after my swimming career ended our weekly mental training sessions continue to influence how I perform. Here is a lesson straight from my [...]
The Key To Blazing Your Own Trail
I like to consider myself a bit of a risk taker. I always have to go off the BIG ski jump; I have to ride the BIG waves; I have to run the LONG race. I have to work for the startup doing something new. There’s something about being revolutionary that inspires me. It’s something [...]
Be the Worst, Now
I stared blankly back at the fourteen JV high school boys huddled around me. The game was set to start in two minutes and they wanted to hear what their coach had to say. It’s time for last minute instructions. It’s time to instill in them the confidence that they were prepared for this. But [...]
