Life Lessons

Making Oxygen Choices

(This the manuscript of a talk given at a Whiteboard Town Hall)

Practice Sustains Passion

This is the manuscript of a talk that I gave during one of our Whiteboard…

Lessons in the “In Between”

Society often celebrates the beginning and the end of something, but the important work happens “in between” those two moments.

The “in between” work is not pretty, but absolutely necessary to the process.

Active Rest

Learning, and re-learning how to rest.

Recipe for Grit

(There’s only one ingredient)

The Sun’s Awake

Every morning my daughter runs (literally) to our room. Head to head. Nose to nose. I pretend I’m still asleep. I already know what her first words of the day will be…

“Daddy…the sun’s awake.”

One Weird Exercise To Unlock Your Best —

I interview myself.

Things I Learned While Climbing

1. Grit is more important than talent.
2. Just because you conquered something once…