Make sure you are looking at the bigger picture

July 25, 2026

There is so much in life that we are constantly striving for. We chase goals. We build businesses. We train for races. We join organizations and committees. We pour our time and energy into making an impact, hoping to leave things a little better than we found them. Maybe it looks like running a marathon. Maybe it looks like building a company that employs 500 people and solves a problem that desperately needs solving. Maybe it looks like being part of an organization that fills a gap while larger, flashier successes are happening all around it. Humankind has always been in pursuit ...

The more you bounce, the more you will be bounced

July 18, 2026

“The more you bounce, the more you will be bounced.” I will never forget hearing those words as I was learning to ride a horse when I was younger. At the time, the lesson was simple. If I bounced around in the saddle, the horse would bounce me right back. The less steady I was, the rougher the ride became. And the more pain I experienced. The instructor wasn’t trying to teach me a life lesson that day. She was simply trying to keep me from falling off. But years later, those words have become one of the best pieces of advice I’ve ever received. Because they’re true. The ...

It’s the people who make the experiences stand out

July 11, 2026

There is no doubt about it — I’ve entered a new season of my life. Funny how a few years back I started thinking about making some of the changes I have recently made. It began with those little internal whispers we all get. The “I want to.” The “I need to.” The “I probably should.” But wanting and doing are two very different things. I think a lot of us get stuck in that space for far longer than we should. We know something needs to change. We know we’re being nudged. We know we’re outgrowing a habit, a routine, a relationship with something or maybe even a ...

The true heartbeat of America

July 3, 2026

There is nothing more ironic than a writer sitting in front of a blinking cursor with absolutely nothing to say. Or maybe not nothing to say, but too much. Too many thoughts trying to organize themselves into something meaningful. Too much pressure to make it timely, impactful, thoughtful, relevant. And believe it or not, that’s exactly what happened to me with this article. This one. Right here. For a very long time, I couldn’t write it. I kept thinking maybe it was because I wanted it to somehow connect to the Fourth of July weekend and the celebration of 250 years of ...

Is the weekend effect a real thing?

June 27, 2026

Have you ever wondered about the days of the week and how they would feel if they had feelings? No? Well, I have. It all started on a regular Monday morning where I caught myself still smiling because of the day before. Otherwise, let’s face it, Monday would probably hold every single feeling that Mondays are accused of having. You know the ones I’m talking about. The eye roll says it all before the coffee even hits your system. But this Monday felt different. Or maybe I just paid more attention. This Monday was coming off a productive, relaxing, fun, detoxing kind of ...

Two things can be true at the same time

June 20, 2026

There’s something I keep coming back to lately. It’s not new, not groundbreaking, not something you haven’t heard before. But it’s landing differently now. Heavier and more real. Two things can be true at the same time. We say it casually, almost like a throwaway line. Of course they can. We live it every day in the simplest ways. You can want the steak and the pasta. You can love staying in and still crave a night out. You can be structured and creative, responsible and spontaneous. None of that feels complicated. But emotions? That’s where it gets messy. Because ...