Aug 20, 2022Love, Wealth, and Success Walk Into a Bar. Who’re You Sitting By?It was midday and I found myself opening up Instagram to see what wild and wonderful things I had missed out on. The first post that sat atop my feed was one with several slides, each filled with several words…causing me to pause and begin reading. It was called The…Priorities6 min readPriorities6 min read
Mar 4, 2021Positions of Power are ConstructsYou’d be surprised how quickly a person in a position of power will cower in fear when you push back against their false identity as a person of power. Maybe the greatest lesson I learned in the military is that “positions of power” are merely constructs…they don’t truly exist —…Leadership3 min readLeadership3 min read
Feb 27, 2021Member-onlyPrinciple-based politics, not convenience-based politics is what America needsA friend brought something to my attention earlier today on a different post of mine. Let biden signing off on the recent Syrian air strike as a wake up call that America’s foreign policy is severely flawed and deeply damaging. You may have supported the record number of drone strikes…America2 min readAmerica2 min read
Oct 6, 2018Misery Isn’t a College Major, Career Path, or Retirement Plan, so Quit Pretending it isI don’t know at what age society deems it acceptable and begins giving our experiences credibility, but I feel like I’ve collected enough years under my belt and gathered enough randomized samples to share, with confidence, what I’m about to say. Travel with me for a second as we journey…Career Advice4 min readCareer Advice4 min read
Aug 28, 2018Member-only5 THINGS I LEARNED WHILE WRITING A MEMOIR THAT YOU CAN APPLY TO YOUR DAILY LIFECOMMITMENT IS KING I wish that I would have kept track of all of the things I’ve started over the years. Notice how I conveniently left out words like, completed, finished, finalized, and concluded. I was the Idea-master, the King of beginning, the Sultan of starting, the Emperor of initiation . . …Life Lessons10 min readLife Lessons10 min read
Aug 26, 2018Member-onlyThe Most Important Piece in a 7+ Billion Piece PuzzleHave you ever bought a 500-piece, 1000-piece, or even a 2000-piece puzzle from a yard sale only to excitedly get home, put it together, and find out that one lonely piece is missing from the gorgeous picture of a field of flowers, a basket of puppy dogs, or a medieval…Unique4 min readUnique4 min read
Aug 13, 2018Member-onlyI yelled at my son for wanting to help. What it taught me was invaluable.This past weekend I took it upon myself to paint our sons’ room — a project my wife has been wanting done . . . well, since we moved in several months ago. She wanted these little mountain peaks painted on the wall to go along with the “adventure theme”…Family3 min readFamily3 min read
Aug 6, 2018How Joe Rogan and my children have helped me live fully and face my mortality.Your legacy, good or bad, will ripple throughout all of eternity. — Something that I’ve heard Joe Rogan say on his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience — ”We’re here for a hundred years of what?” I’ve thought about that saying often lately, because one thing you don’t realize as a kid, or even a young twenty-something is our certain mortality. For some…Self-awareness2 min readSelf-awareness2 min read
Jun 19, 201828 simple (personal) truths I’ve learned in 28 years:As you may or may not know, yesterday was my 28th birthday. I’m. It looking for some belated birthday wish, but rather, a small way to give back. I’ve never before done this in my 28 years, but now seems like an appropriate time to do it. So, as a…Self Improvement5 min readSelf Improvement5 min read
Jan 21, 2018Prioritizing for a better lifeI realized a few weeks back that although I said and truly meant that my family is my #1 priority those words weren’t aligning with my actions. Over and over again I would wonder why Brittany and I were struggling. “Gosh. . .I’m out here working my butt off in…Personal Development3 min readPersonal Development3 min read
