Inspiration

Reading: Ozan Varol is a former rocket scientist, turned award-winning professor, successful blogger, and author of the number one best-selling book Think Like a Rocket Scientist. He is also a past guest on The Virtual Campfire (have a listen). One of his recent blog posts titled "Your safety net is a straitjacket" was packed with some great insights I wanted to share with you. Ozan realized that the safety net of his tenured professorship had become a straitjacket to bigger potential opportun…

"Balance is not something you find; it is something you create." - Jana Kingsford

I am sure that you are sick of hearing about "work/life balance." You have probably wondered if that is even possible, especially without any boundaries between work and life these days. In today's post, we will uncover some ideas about creating a different type of balance, leadership balance, by tapping into ancient Buddhist wisdom that couldn't be more relevant today than when it was first founded in the 6th …

Have you ever started a completely new relationship with something really old? Like something from the back of your closet that suddenly becomes your favorite new thing?

Well, I'd like to offer you a new relationship with a particular word. Many people don't really know what a mission is, much less how to know their own mission. Here's my simple perspective on it.

Imagine a child with one of those solid rubber, bouncing balls. They throw it down, and it bounces incredibly high. Then it comes d…

How does it feel to know you did something wrong? For most people, there's nothing worse than having to admit they messed up.

And it makes sense. Back when we were running from dinosaurs and pterodactyls, being wrong about something could be the kiss of death for your whole cave clan.

So, we've got this instinctual response to being wrong that feels like we are in the spotlight of shame. But, in today's world, we need to upgrade our relationship with the word "wrong" if we're going to create w…

Can you track your musical evolution? I started with classic rock. The Police. Led Zeppelin. Hendrix. The Grateful Dead.

Then I progressed to hard rock. AC/DC, Metallica, or Guns N Roses, and that was me more than 20 years ago.

And then, I transitioned into reggae and more diverse types of music like instrumental hip-hop, African Jazz, and neo-soul. How about you?

The amazing thing about music is that it doesn't just come from out of nowhere. Every musical artist stands on the shoulders of ot…

What is Sparking Me Up

Reading: I am a big fan of Robert Glazer's weekly blog "Friday Forward" and have been reading it for years. His writing is a testament to showing up and writing consistently; you just keep getting better over time. One of his recent posts, titled "Uprooting Hate," cut right to the core of some of the challenges that our society has faced over the past year. Glazer talks about how a community is strengthened during times of adversity. In order to combat hate, we must con…

"The key to transforming anything lies in our ability to reframe it" - Marianne Williamson

Have you ever felt stuck or paralyzed in indecision? I know I have! Well, not to worry, there is always a way. And one of those ways is reframing your thinking. In today's post, I will offer a quick tip to get you thinking about how to create what I call a beautiful reframe in your life.

Change your lens, change your future!

The Beauty of Reframing Your Perspective, Choose Your Lens

As a coach, I o…

What is Sparking Me Up

Watching: I recently watched The Earned Life, a documentary on the amazing Marshall Goldsmith. For those who don’t know Marshall, he is a highly acclaimed leadership coach and author of “What Got You Here Won’t Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful.” What really struck me about Marshall is how his attitude about life simply radiates outward onto the people he meets. The one quote from the movie that has stuck in my head ever since is “I earn m…

"You don't have to wait for a breakdown to make a shift. You can look for clues and start to take action before you break down." 

I recently had the pleasure of being featured on The Kintsugi Podcast hosted by Michael O'Brien. I love the concept of this podcast, which got its name from the Japanese art of putting broken pottery pieces back together with gold. Kintsugi is a metaphor for embracing your flaws and imperfections so you can realize your full potential.

Michael and I covered a lot …

Reading: I am a huge fan of Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus (the team behind The Minimalist), who are on a mission to help people live meaningful lives with less. Their fourth book is due out in July 2021, titled "Love People, Use Things: Because the Opposite Never Works." 

I want to share one of their thought-provoking essays that stopped me in my tracks recently. It is titled "Success Does Not Exist," and here is one of my favorite lines: "Travel the path toward success if you want.…