Keynote Speaker, Author & Reinvention Architect
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…
You’ve been on your career path for a long time. It’s taken you to many of the places you wanted to get to, professional and financial success, and the lifestyle you say you always wanted. But somethings off, somethings not right. Yet, you feel: The desire for direction grows stronger as the time ahead of…
This is the #1 dream killer after fear. 🛑 Believing your dream has to replace your paycheck. Many of us at midlife reach an inflection point (often referred to as a crisis) where we realize the ladder we’ve been climbing doesn’t have what we’re beginning to desire more than titles, money, and materialism: JoyPurposeMeaningFulfillmentAuthenticity We…
I had no idea what the hell I was doing. I was in prison, throwing chicken scratch handwriting into one of those black and white journals I used in high school. You know, the ones, most people I knew filled in all the white with their pen. I had decided I was going to write…
“That’s way too much cheese.” I knew it was coming. I even shredded less cheese than I wanted to out of fear of hearing the commentary. Every time I cook pasta (or tacos or burritos) for us, it’s the same, “That’s a mountain of cheese.” “That’s way too much cheese.” “We’re not going to finish…
Ten years ago today I reported to federal prison. It was day 1 of 730. Then followed by 3 years of supervised release and an order of restitution. I would do my time in a prison camp, but I was processed in a medium-security prison, the ones we see on TV, the ones we fear.…