“Fear is only as deep as the mind allows.” – Japanese proverb

I had a conversation with a friend recently and the talk turned to doing things that scare us a little and pull us out of our comfort z...

Wouldn’t it be great if we could quickly and easily move from point A to point Z when we’re working on a new goal? Some days it takes all you’ve got to keep up with the losers. Other days unfold so ...

When I read this quote, I instantly felt it reverberate through me. Especially the “not quite enough time” part. There’s nothing like a burning sense of urgency to accomplish something. It’s why dea...

Last night I accomplished one of my big goals for the year: I told a story on a stage. I’ve done tons of public speaking over the years. Somehow actual storytelling seemed different – more personal ...

I’ve always been a big fan of the quote from Einstein “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” Sometimes I need a little slap to wake myself up, remind...

One of my favorite things when traveling is connecting with new people. It reminds me that the locale is more than a dot on a map, it’s a place with other humans just like me. And we’re all in this ...

Inspired by a dear friend, I’ve started picking themes for my year. Like a good playlist for a party, picking a theme sets the tone for the year and makes it easy to connect all the individual goals...

I was at Kripalu this past weekend to take a storytelling course with Matthew Dicks. Matt’s an astonishingly gifted storyteller who’s appeared on many stages. Heard of The Moth? Matt’s won twenty-se...

We can’t control what happens to us, but we get to choose how we respond and how we tell our story.

Chelsea Dinsmore is an amazing role model of not only surviving the unsurvivable, but using it as...