Keynote Speaker, Author & Reinvention Architect
Materialism is ephemeral. Meaning is enduring. Meaning, deep meaning cultivated from the authentic expression of ourselves is sticky; it lives within us beyond just memory that says, “XYZ happened, and that’s it.” There’s no emotional charge; there’s no inner feeling of deep satisfaction, contentment, and fulfillment. Think back to something you chased and acquired, some…
I had coffee with an acquaintance yesterday. We actually live in the same town, and it’s a small town, but our only connection was through social media. He reached out and asked if I’d be up for coffee. The idea of meeting and chatting in real life is missing from my life. We grabbed our…
“I want to be happy.” Ask someone what they want, and that’s the answer ninety-nine times out of one hundred. It used to be 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…
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?”…
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…
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…