Keynote Speaker, Author & Reinvention Architect
For most of my life, I’ve lived a story, stories, really. It’s not just one. Lots of us do this. I didn’t realize they were stories; they felt like indelible truths, reinforced by how I live, react, and show up. A self-fulfilling prophecy of confirmation bias continues the cycle. These “indelible” truths are the puppet…
What mountain are you climbing? In the 1st half of our lives, we climbed the mountain we believed we needed to climb to be happy. It was a mountain of shoulds, expectations, and the opinions of others. It was a mountain of perceived safety. Get good grades, go to a good school, land a good…
Work/Life balance is bullshit. A career occupies the majority of people’s lives. At least 40 hours a week working, throw in the commute, and add a splash of checking emails out of “normal” office hours. In today’s 24/7 accessibility, I’m not sure “normal” hours are even a thing. Balance is very black and white. You…
9 to 5 is an illusion. Who actually works 40 exact hours per week? Think about all those little moments, moments you shirk off as, “Not a big deal” “It’s just the way it is.” “If I want to get ahead…” I’m talking about those moments where the first thing you reach for in the…
I’ve spoken to a lot of people over the years. We’ll talk about what they want in their lives more than anything. After we dig through the superficial, vague BS answers (I want to be happy, I want to be rich), we almost always come to the same answer across the board (especially for those…
As we enter the inflection point between the 1st and second half of our lives, a voice calls to us. The voice has been with us our entire lives, but we’ve diminished it to merely a whisper through the responsibilities of adulthood. With time, the whisper grows louder. What’s it saying? It’s the desire to…