One small thing, noticed. One idea worth distilling.
Reminders on life, and the ordinary work of getting a little better.
- NOW
Three letters. One word… Now. It’s the most powerful word we have and the one we use the least. When we were… Read more: NOW - Top 3
“Just be more confident.” It’s advice without substance. Nobody has ever felt more confident because someone told them to. Confidence isn’t a… Read more: Top 3 - Bring Your Gaze In
I was out at the park this morning doing my speedgolf thing. Hit a shot into some deep rough. Went to find… Read more: Bring Your Gaze In - Stop Wishing
I’m trying to get back to a bit of speedgolf. And I keep catching myself thinking ‘I wish I had a membership… Read more: Stop Wishing - Change the Loop
We think tens of thousands of thoughts every day. And most of them, the vast majority, are the same thoughts we had… Read more: Change the Loop - A Little More
I’m doing PT right now rehabbing my knee (no, I haven’t had surgery yet… I’m trying to fend it off the old… Read more: A Little More - For You
Life keeps changing. Seasons shift. Bodies change. What we could eat at 20 doesn’t sit the same at 40. What we could… Read more: For You - Sketch a Comeback
Ten days. That’s how long I’ve been down with this cold. And here’s what it’s taught me… you can’t force the return.… Read more: Sketch a Comeback - Have an idea?
Distillment started as an experiment. I’d hear something that hit me, distill it down to one line, and share it. My words,… Read more: Have an idea? - Compare You
Comparison is the thief of joy. We’ve all heard it. But here’s what makes it true… when you compare yourself to someone… Read more: Compare You
I Wrote a Book
Teachers. Coaches. Parents. The guy who shows up early to set up the chairs. You?!
Many times, people don’t get a title, a mandate, or a moment where someone says, “You’re in charge now.” Yet they change the direction of the people around them anyway.
The River You’re Carving is about how that actually works.
We’re taught to look for leadership in the big moments… the speech, the crisis, the day somebody finally steps up. So most people spend years assuming they aren’t leading, because no big moment ever came for them.
But the Grand Canyon is a mile deep, and no flood made it. It was water that just kept showing up, moving a few grains of sand at a time. Nobody watching on any given afternoon would have said anything was happening.
That’s the book. Nine chapters on the quiet, unglamorous, one-day-at-a-time version of leading… and why it’s the version that lasts.