Keynote Speaker, Author & Reinvention Architect
It’s been just over 3 years since my last drink. I don’t know the exact day I stopped drinking, and I don’t celebrate or mark the occasion. This is strange to me because I wasn’t a casual drinker who decided to stop. But every so often, I catch myself thinking that I’m “X” amount of…
Is your life like that moment when you pull into your driveway and don’t remember driving home? Do you ever feel like you’re on a hamster wheel? You’re running so fast and getting absolutely nowhere. Busy. Busy. Busy. And very little to show for it. It’s exhausting; it’s frustrating and, quite frankly, maddening. Days fly…
“I want to be happy.” Ask someone what they want, and that’s the answer ninety-nine times out of one hundred. It was one of my answers, along with freedom. It’s a solid-sounding response that’s hard to argue with; who doesn’t want to be happy? Only one problem, it’s not a solid answer; it’s vague and…
What’s actually missing? I’m working on my second book. It’s a prequel to “Blank Canvas: How I Reinvented My Life After Prison.” I’m capturing the journey that landed me in prison and the lessons learned in the decade of reinventing my life. In the chapter I’m writing, I’m speaking to my younger self. It’s the…
“Keeping up with the Joneses.” The term conjures up images of people displaying their prosperity through their homes, cars, clothes, country clubs, and parties. It’s a code term for materialism and flaunting your wealth, but underneath it lies a desperate need to fit in. Keeping up with the Joneses is a constant comparison; it’s a…
Purpose. Purpose. Purpose. You have to find your purpose. There is a lot of content out there about finding one’s purpose, and there is a lot of pressure to do so. Because if you don’t, you’re doing life wrong. Many fall prey to the belief that their life is incomplete without it, so they chase…