Keynote Speaker, Author & Reinvention Architect
How will you know when you’ve made it? What is the metric of success that will inform you that you’ve done it? If the metric of success is outside yourself, for example, the answer to, “What’s Your Number?” (The idea that there’s a monetary amount that will make you happy.) I can tell you what…
Personal development has become toxic and annoying. Personal Bests. Challenges for everything. “I did “X” for 30 days straight; here’s what happened.” We can listen to podcasts at amplified speeds; there are more speed reading courses than you shake a stick at. Sidenote: Why are we shaking sticks at things? “Gurus” flood the market with…
Having a mission of service is one of the most critical components of a meaningful life. It’s my 3rd C in the 3 C’s of Meaningful Reinvention; the first two are Connection and Creation. In Simon Sinek’s vernacular, a mission is your “Why?” Why are you taking the actions you’re taking, particularly when those actions…
It’s a great privilege to express oneself authentically and fully. It’s one of our most significant sources of inner peace and emotional freedom. It’s also a privilege, in a free country, that we, and we alone can extend to ourselves. Nobody can stop us from expressing ourselves authentically. If we believe otherwise, all we’re doing…
76% of people die with the same regret. “Not fulfilling their ideal self.” This is from a Cornell study conducted a few years back. The “ideal self” is the attributes you would ideally like to possess, such as hopes, goals, aspirations, or wishes. It’s the forsaken dreams, romantic interests not pursued, and choosing the “safe”…
Humans are hardwired to avoid and escape pain. As such, we seek the fastest, most efficient route to avoid and escape. We seek short-term fixes in lieu of long-term solutions and inner peace. When our lives are unfulfilling, when we know we’re not filling our full potential, when we ask, “Is this all there is?”…