You Don’t Really Want It

“I’m not really motivated.” “I’m not feeling the mojo.” “I just can’t seem to get started.” “I know what I should be doing, but I’m just not doing it.” Coaching clients will say phrases like these...

About the ‘R’ word

The R word. I found it pretty unsettling at first. She slid it into the conversation. Nonchalantly. And I didn’t really understand its meaning. You see, I was training for my first marathon. I’d never run a marathon before. Ann, my amazing wife and...

About the Poop

Did you know that there’s a link between poop and productivity? There is! I discovered it recently when preparing for a keynote. Productivity doesn’t mean working harder. It means working smarter. More done, in less time. Without the stress or overwhelm. I...

Escape the riptide

Are you caught in the riptide, the current, the slipstream of life? If you are, you aren’t alone. Back at the beginning of the year, we set an important business goal. Then realized this week, that we’d done nothing, really, to advance it. One day turns...

Running For Your Life

Why? Why do you run? I get this question a lot. Especially now as I train for my 100 mile ultra. I could give a George Mallory-like response when asked why he wanted to climb Everest: he said, “Because it’s there.” “I run because I can,” I might say. Which, like...