Out There on the Edge of Everything®

EPISODE 239 Leadership used to be about certainty. You set a vision, built a plan, and executed it with precision. How would you define your own leadership style right now? My leadership style in part has always been, “ Follow me .” What are you doing to build a successful team right now? In the age of Artificial Intelligence (AI), leadership models and team building methods are becomi...

EPISODE 238 Personal development has traditionally focused on goals, motivation, and habits. People set goals to lose weight, write a book, start a business, etc. and then search for the motivation or discipline required to reach them. Yet many people discover a frustrating pattern: goals are set enthusiastically, but over time motivation fades and habits slowly disappear to achieve those goals. T...

EPISODE 237 Are You a Disruptor? Many people feel the word  disruptor  used to belong exclusively to Silicon Valley. It described founders who overturned industries, rewrote business models, and rendered legacy systems obsolete, such as Bill Gates with Microsoft Windows, Steve Jobs with the iPhone, Elon Musk with SpaceX and Tesla and others. What Is a Disruptor, Really? At its core, disr...

EPISODE 236 Most people think change requires more time, more information, or more motivation. It doesn’t. Immediate positive change begins the moment you Decide . Period . Not consider . Not hope . Not wait until conditions improve . Not try. Decide. Period. Decide right now. “Your life changes the moment you make a new, congruent, and committed decision.” — Tony Robbins the self-help and motivat...

EPISODE 235 In our age of constant comparison, endless opinions, and relentless noise, one of the greatest challenges we face is not deciding what to do, but deciding who to listen to. Trends change. External validation is fleeting. Yet, beneath the surface of all this motion, there exists something far more stable: your North Star . Your North Star is not a goal, a job title, or a destination. Yo...

EPISODE 234 I was recently at a music concert at the  Troubadour  in Los Angeles, California with a friend of mine who is a Hollywood actress. It was a concert featuring  Robby Krieger  of the  Doors  and  Billy Gibbons  of  ZZ Top . Billy Gibbons said during the concert being a good performer depends on the “tuning” of your guitar and your “timing” pla...

EPISODE 233 I was recently in Los Angles, California, to see a music concert at the  Troubadour .  A friend of mine, a Hollywood actress, joined me for the concert at Troubadour. It was a concert including featuring  Robby Krieger  of the  Doors  and  Billy Gibbons  of  ZZ Top . Like most great venues, it has rules, and like most rules, they only matter...

EPISODE 232 You spend an extraordinary amount of time everywhere, except exactly where you are. Your mind replays conversations from years ago, rehearses arguments that may never happen, and sprints ahead to a future that doesn’t yet exist. You re-live fears from your past and project your fears in the future. Meanwhile, life, the real, tangible, breathing experience of it, is happening quietly be...

EPISODE 231 In a previous blog post and podcast entitled,  The New Paradigm of the 4 Cs , I introduced the 4 C’s of  (1) Connection; (2) Cooperation; (3) Collaboration;  and  (4)   Co-Creation , that are the new world paradigm for building meaningful personal and business relationships that shape the present and the future. Then I discussed the first concept of the 4C’s,  Connection  in...

EPISODE 230 In a previous blog post and podcast entitled,  The New Paradigm of the 4 Cs , I introduced the 4 C’s of  (1) Connection; (2) Cooperation; (3) Collaboration;  and  (4)   Co-Creation , that are the new world paradigm for building meaningful personal and business relationships that shape the present and the future. Then I discussed the first concept of the 4C...

EPISODE 229 In a previous blog post and podcast entitled,  The New Paradigm of the 4 Cs , I introduced the 4 C’s of  (1) Connection; (2) Cooperation; (3) Collaboration;  and  (4)   Co-Creation , that are the new world paradigm for building meaningful personal and business relationships that shape the present and the future. Then I discussed the first concept of the 4C...

EPISODE 228 In my previous blog post entitled, The New Paradigm of the 4 Cs , I introduced the 4 C’s of  (1) Connection; (2) Cooperation; (3) Collaboration; and  (4)   Co-Creation , that are the new world paradigm for building meaningful personal and business relationships that shape the present and the future. In this podcast we go deeper on the concept of Connection . Connect...

EPISODE 227 In an increasingly interconnected world, the way we relate to one another determines the strength of our communities, organizations, and societies. Human progress has always relied on our ability to bond, work together, share ideas, and create something greater than ourselves. The 4 C’s of (1) Connection; (2) Cooperation; (3) Collaboration ; and (4) Co-Creation , are the new world para...

EPISODE 226 The other day, I made a small mistake while ordering something online. I typed in the wrong street address for my location to have my package delivered. While trying to deliver the package, the delivery driver called me, confused. The location on her GPS delivery system in her truck, was showing a fire hydrant in an empty field. I laughed quickly gave them the deliver driver my correct...

EPISODE 225 What is a capability gap? Why do your capability gaps exist? How can you spot your own capability gaps? How can you close your own capability gaps? Your capability gaps r epresent the space between the actual life you’re living and the life you are potentially capable of living. Closing your capability gaps means stepping into your own life with authenticity, bravery, and purpose. Clos...

EPISODE 224 We are all guilty of spending most of our time consuming instead of creating.  We spend hours scrolling on our phones, tablets and computers through social media, binging episodes on streaming services, watching cable tv, etc.  Consuming makes you passive in your life. How would your life change if you became an active creator of new things in your own life? What are the benefits of cr...

EPISODE 223 When I worked as a professional software engineer for AT&T Bell Laboratories, I was a member of the AT&T corporate running team. At that time, one component of AT&T Bell Laboratories was located in Naperville, Illinois, which is a city about 30 miles south west of the city of Chicago. The AT&T running team was very competitive at that time and there were a couple of run...

EPISODE 222 Are you bored are work? How often have your heard from your children and other people that they are bored. In the age of constant notifications, motivational hacks and our productivity culture, boredom has been cast as a villain, something to avoid at all costs. What if Strategic Boredom is actually an untapped superpower you can use in your personal and professional life? What is Stra...

EPISODE 221 Summer carries a certain magic. The days stretch long and golden, the evenings hum with warmth and nature bursts into fullness. It’s a season that invites you to pause, breathe and savor . Yet, how often do you let it pass by in a blur of plans, busyness, or distractions? This summer, what if you chose to slow down , just enough to fully experience the joy that’s right in front of you?...

EPISODE 220 It’s Hard to See the Bigger Picture When You’re Standing in the Frame. You have been there. Stuck in a problem, tangled in emotions, or unsure of what’s really going on. Why? It’s hard to see the bigger picture when you’re standing in the frame. To gain perspective, you need to intentionally create distance. Here are a few tools that can help. Changing your perspective by stepping out...

EPISODE 219 When we think about health and fitness, we often focus on strength, flexibility, or endurance. There’s one foundational element that quietly supports them all: physical balance . Balance is essential to everyday life, and its benefits reach far beyond simply avoiding a fall. I urge you to, challenge your balance! “Challenge Your Balance” Stephen Lesavich, PhD When we think...

EPISODE 218 The week after the 4th of July often feels like a deep breath. It allows you to take a pause between celebration and routine. Many of you find yourselves craving calm after the fireworks of the 4th of July and this is the perfect moment to dive inward. What can swimming and water teach you about resilience and letting go? How can you use water to get into a flow and stay into a flow in...

EPISODE 217 Let me share another true story with you. A painful one. A couple of years ago, as I was closing my car door with my left hand in the parking lot a local business, I got distracted and I slammed the car door with my left hand on all four of my fingers on my right hand, trapping all four of my fingers on my right hand in between the car door and the car body, with the car door locked. O...

EPISODE 216 On May 21, 2025, in Game 1 of the 2025 NBA Eastern Conference Finals, the Indiana Pacers rallied from a 14-point deficit with under three minutes remaining in regulation to defeat the New York Knicks in overtime,   The Pacers were down 14 with 3:14 left in the fourth quarter. Aaron Nesmith, with six 3-pointers in the final five minutes, fueled the comeback. Taking a...

EPISODE 215 Your attachment style , is a psychological blueprint that influences how you relate to others. Attachment theory was developed by British psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, John Bowlby and later expanded by American-Canadian developmental psychologist,  Mary Ainsworth . Attachment theory is based on how you bonded with your primary caregivers (e.g., your mother, grandmother, aunt, fa...