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We humans struggle to sit alone in a room and face the hardest internal things. We'd rather put the pain in a nice little internal box and not open it up. We tell ourselves that it's contained and doesn't need to be revisited. The problem is that that pain likely created beliefs that now effect … Continue reading Whack a mole

A couple nights ago Miss and I got high. Naturally. She had fallen asleep on the couch and, when she came to bed a few minutes later, I made some stupid comment that provoked her silly bone.  She laughed.  Really laughed.  I was too tired, I thought, and couldn't participate in her moment of humor. … Continue reading High…

MLK jr authored one of the greatest, most memorable speeches of all time. I have a dream... We don't know the first time he gave this beauty. We don't know how many times, in fact, he repeated himself. All we know is he gave this speech over and over again. So, when he got his … Continue reading Put it on repeat…

Distrust is a tax on any system. It slows down everything. Decisions are second guessed. Hard things are not discussed openly. There are far too many meetings after the meetings. Trust greases the wheels. It allows you to make decisions faster, move in sync, level up. Many brilliant strategic leaders have been hamstrung by missing … Continue reading Distrust tax

This Tuesday/Wednesday was some freakin' magic. All my sports teams are back in school. Yes, to me, we are ONE. They are mine. I am theirs. Feels like they are an extension of me, not something or someone else's. This is not normal. This is not transactional. This is OPUS. Together we transform. Always together... So, yesterday, … Continue reading Dream and do…

What were the money lessons learned in your formative years? What did you learn from your parents? All debt is always bad? It's important to keep up with the Jones' even if that means borrowing more than we can afford? What'd you learn from the economic milieu? Someone graduating college in 2008 has a markedly … Continue reading Money beliefs

Yesterday, during team practice, a well meaning soul gave good advice to his colleague. His friend, you see, was struggling holding himself to standards and looking to his team for help. "Show yourself compassion," he was told. Nobody's perfect, right.  Truth. Here is great advice, however. If you want to be your best self, make … Continue reading Standards…

If you have a performance edge, you will be seen as an ass at times. By that I mean that you will be an irritant and will make people uncomfortable. You will agitate others to achieve their best and they will not always enjoy or appreciate that. It's a natural and unavoidable byproduct of creating … Continue reading Ass or ?