A conversation around a fire can be as deep and as real as one can ever get. Something about the way that the dance of the flame lubricates the mind to flow freely. I got the chance to delve in to some of these recently as my Sister's beautiful wedding. As my cousin, my brother,... Continue Reading →
Space to struggle
Your job is not to save your children from struggle, it's to give them a space to struggle in relative safety. By trying to protect them you inadvertently have the opposite effect. Struggle, hurt, and failure don't belong solely in the bad category - they exist in the good as well. They are necessary for... Continue Reading →
Solution or problem?
In nearly every situation in life, you get to choose to be part of the solution or the problem. Action is a choice. Inaction is a choice. You can pretend not to know it, but you can't escape the truth of it. So, if you have to make a choice anyway, why not choose solutions?
Can’t quit now
One of the quickest ways to force growth is to sign up for something that is outside your current skill set. Once you know you can't back out, it compels a singular, almost obsessive, focus to become as good as you can at that skill in the time you have. If you do that, if... Continue Reading →
Humbled
Be humbled often. Put yourself into positions to be humbled and learn who you are and how you act in those moments. These moments will teach you a hell of a lot more than the moments that you coast through and find easy. Don't be afraid of failure. Find it. Thrive in it.
Keyhole or Door
Perspective. Without it, you'll spend your life watching the world through the keyhole. A small and tunnelled view that's safe though rather unremarkable. With it, you can kick the door open and see it all. Perspective is gained through humility, curiosity, experience, reflection, empathy and a growth mindset.
Calm is earned
Calm is a superpower. That calmness can not come without being prepared for the chaotic moments that you will encounter. The preparation can not come without doing the work required. The work required can not be done without discipline to a cause that's greater than your excuses. Understand your excuses > choose a worthy cause... Continue Reading →
Pressure is a privilege
If you find yourself under pressure, it's more than likely because you have earned that right and there is a part of you that wants this exact moment. The mother or father that is feeling the pressure of parenthood, the employee with a career opportunity, the sports star with the big game. You want those... Continue Reading →
Leaders go there
You can't lead from a place that you aren't willing to go. You can't lead a team in integrity if you're dishonest. You can't lead passion if you're apathetic. You can't lead work ethic if you're lazy. You can't lead a culture if you're toxic. You can't lead a war if you're too scared to... Continue Reading →
Good character is heavy
The heaviness of choosing the right way over the easy way must be accepted. Not just the thought of the weight, or words about the weight, but the physical moving of the weight; The lifting, the sweating, the bleeding, the heaving and the shouldering. Without training this capability, without callousing the hands and strengthening the... Continue Reading →
Inspired Lion 