Keynote Speaker, Author & Reinvention Architect
Discovering peace on the razor’s edge of fear. Viktor Frankl, the Austrian neurologist, psychiatrist, philosopher, author, and Holocaust survivor, said, “What man actually needs is not a tensionless state but rather the striving and struggling for some goal worthy of him. What he needs is not the discharge of tension at any cost, but the…
I was a personal trainer in my early twenties. I would travel to my client’s homes, either bringing the gym to them or utilizing their home gym. I made great money and met some incredible individuals. The work had meaning, purpose, and a deep sense of fulfillment. I loved it. One of my clients lived…
In the 1st half of my life, I looked to the world for clues on how to live. I looked to family, friends, neighbors, strangers – really anything in my purview. Some of the clues were blatantly obvious: ✔️ Get a good job at a good, solid company.✔️ Work your ass off, and climb the…
I was sitting in one of my favorite spots in town, a wooden bench with a commemorative plaque inviting people to sit, overlooking the water when it happened. I was reading a book, and words I’ve read and heard countless times before appeared on the page before me. They arrived unexpectedly; even if I knew…
A letter to my 38-year-old self: — Do you feel that? There’s a heaviness and burden on your shoulders that you don’t realize you’re carrying. It goes where you go. Maybe you don’t know it’s there. It’s grown slowly and subtly; its existence lives beyond your current perspective. Much like a frog doesn’t realize it’s…
Fulfilling unfulfilled dreams is a leap of faith. Creating something from nothing is insane. Whether it be a book of poetry, a sculpture, a new business, or finally breathing life into the screenplay that’s been burning a hole in your brain, it’s crazy. You have to leave the comfort of certainty and leap head-first into…