Letters To My Son

See beginning again simply means a new chapter. It means the next adventure. It’s places you've never gone, people you've never met. It's stories untold and dreams still dancing around in your head.

Freedom is not a life without chaos. It’s trusting yourself to determine which dragons you will slay it's not a life without battle, but fighting those battles that result in your liberation dismissing the oppressors that build fences in your mind and chains around your soul - I’ve thought a lot about the idea of a life well lived. What it means, how it feels and it seems to me, it's about intenti...

“Running out of time” 4 words that one day will have a permanent place in my arm as in tattood forever. I’ve long been infatuated by its powerful reminder that I only have so many days left on earth. I don’t know how many that is, but I do know it’s a very limited number. I know that each one of those limited days is a gift, a blessing, a miracle. And that squandering this miracle is a crime, a ho...

Do we have to make ourselves uncomfortable? Do we have to give more than we normally would? Do we have to be better than we were yesterday. If that answer is yes the vast majority say thank you, but no thank you. And that's

And the best things in life end up being saved for some other time. But the reality is we don't get any younger. Why wouldn't you allocate your time, your effort to the things that make you feel like today is powerful.

In this episode, I explore sleep and share everything I absolutely didn’t know about it. Not even close. See, I’m curious about sleep and know one essential truth about it - I don’t sleep enough. So I poke around and come across information regarding sleep from a brain scientist named Jeff Stibel.

The question is, are you allowing yourself to evolve into the person you were meant to be. Or are you watching the best part of life pass you by. Perhaps waiting for another time to do what you were put on this planet to do.

What if that wonderful moment we’ve been waiting for is this one, right now? What if this very moment is the most important moment of our lives? What if we stopped working for something later, and instead started paying full attention to right now?

Empty your mind of preconceived ideas about the activity, and just be curious about what the activity is actually like, right now, as it unfolds. Allow yourself to be surprised. Treat every object with reverence, as if it were your own eyesight.

When someone comes to talk to you, when your kid tugs on your pant leg for attention, when your spouse or best friend starts speaking, turn to them without distraction, putting everything else away, and give your full attention. Listen.

We're inclined to believe that getting what we want, needs to be some huge production, some monumental shift that I do not agree with that - Success is seeing the big picture. It is hanging on, through the negative, looking past the now. It’s what you don't do.

We are all connected. Our actions matter. Our words matter. How can you co-create the world around you today? What loving action can you take right now, to care of others around you, to make their lives better?

Almost as good is a handwritten thank-you note - the one you would go to the post office to buy a stamp for and mail it— keep it short and sweet. But can you imagine how the recipient would feel upon receiving it in their physical mailbox? It says that they’re special.

When things are up in the air, it can feel like we’re in transition. “Once I get past this pandemic / find a job / recover from illness / … then everything will settle down!” But here’s the truth: our lives are always in transition. There’s always messiness. There’s always going to be something interrupting our set habits, schedule, routines. There is always disorder. We’ll always feel uncertainty...

See the gift in the time that we have. Every day that we have is a huge gift. We get to have this time! We get to use it to make something, to love, to feel joy and laughter, to listen to music, to see nature, to move, to read, to feel. This is incredible! Instead of looking at how little time we have, we can appreciate the time we have as an incredible, powerful gift. Every hour is a tremendous g...

From partisan politics to the surging pandemic, from the fragile economy to the rising unemployment figures. The stress and anxiety is having a negative effect on people’s physical and mental health. This feeling of overwhelm is enough for people to feel that less and less is in their control and question whether they matter and how they matter.

Not all at once but raise your hand if this is you. Some days, you’re just not feeling it. It’s not that you’re exhausted, it’s that you’re not in the mood to do the important task that’s in front of you. You want to just go to distractions all day long, do anything but this thing you’re resisting. I get it. I have these days too.

Public speaking is said to be the biggest fear reported by many American adults, topping flying, financial ruin, sickness, and even death. You may have heard the joke that some people would prefer to be in their own coffins than give a eulogy at a funeral. While this may be an exaggeration, many would agree.

At least once a day, and more often several times a day, I reflect on my day, on my life, on what I’ve been doing right, and what isn’t working. I reflect on every aspect of my life, and from this habit of reflection, I am able to continuously improve. Reflection is what gave me the impetus to start this podcast. The thought of leaving a lasting legacy for my son while serving in the Navy and how...

The country I love has a pretty bitter divide between many of its people, and I’ll admit that it often feels hopeless to me. People judging each other, angry and fearful, feeling very little understanding and compassion. We’re all doing it, and blaming the other side.

Some people love the summertime, others love the cold of the winter. Me? More than anything, I love the changing of the seasons. It really doesn’t matter from what season to another, I love the fact that there’s a certainty, a progress to the year that you can count on almost like nothing else in this world.

Life may not come with a map, but everyone will experience twists and turns, from everyday challenges to traumatic events with more lasting impact, like the death of a loved one, a life-altering accident, or a serious illness. Each change affects people differently, bringing a unique flood of thoughts, strong emotions and uncertainty. Yet people generally adapt well over time to life-changing situ...

The cherry blossom falls after its short beautiful bloom. It floats gently down to earth. Its life is over, but the limitedness of its existence is one of the biggest reasons the blossom is so gorgeous. If we knew that the blossom would last forever, it wouldn’t have the same poignant beauty, and we’d take it for granted.

What it means to be a good man, specifically about being a man of good character. I know that I haven’t always been a good man. I’ve done some pretty shitty things in my life and I’ve let some people down, but at the same time I am grateful for my experiences and struggles because they changed my character for the better.

Successful people don't compromise on their standards. They don't settle for less than what they hope to achieve. And they definitely don't put their lives on autopilot. They believe success only comes from intention and action--and so they live that way.