Story + Athlete … It Is A Powerful Equation — Whenever I see the name of an ex-Big Leaguer show up as a guest on one of my favorite podcasts, I always tune in. …

We all know the odds are stacked against us. Studies show that 80% of all New Years Resolutions are toast by the second week in February. The gym becomes a ghost land. Inbox zero is a long lost fantasy. …

How do you want your life to be different this year than it was last year? And if it isn’t, who will you blame? Did you want your life to be different last year than it was the year before that? And if it wasn’t, who have you blamed? See…

Who Knew There Was a Discernible Different — Seth Godin is one of my all-time favorites. By now, I probably sound like a broken record, with that statement. But the guy is just such a font of wisdom. He’s a genius in detecting nuance. And just when I think I’ve heard it all, from him, he tosses another…

I had coffee with my friend, Kevin, on Friday. Kevin is one of my favorite people. My friend, Marcus, introduced 5–6 years ago, when Kevin and his wife were looking to sell their condo in Southwest Austin. We’d booked the meeting as a general “catch up” but what it turned…

What’s your natural inclination? In his book Give and Take, Adam Grant talks about the three different “styles” of which we are all capable and which influence the way we interact with others. Givers, Takers and Matchers. Givers are focused on the success of the group. Takers are looking out…

We’ve all heard of the six degrees of separation, right? The theory that any two people are separated, from another, by no more than five intermediaries. …

I had a bit of an Oh Sh*t moment earlier this week. Well, let’s be honest, I’ve had a bunch of those moments this week. Some of them followed by question marks and others by periods. This one though, was capped off by about 5 exclamation points! I won’t get…

Effects of storytelling on my mind, body, business & relationships — 1. MIND I’ve often said that I don’t truly know what I think until I write it out. After all, as they say, writing is nothing more than refined thinking. My thinking tends to be pretty linear. Show me where the dots are and I have no trouble connecting them. …