In a recent email conversation, I was referred to as a motivational speaker. While it feels great to hear your name associated with that title, I immediately thought that was far from true. Last week I “applied” for an audition to give a TED talk, but my 1-minute YouTube video …
I’m not anti-social. I promise. And I really do like you. I’m just having an introverted moment. For the past 6 months or so, I’ve been exploring my personality & values. I’ve taken some assessments, read a few books, written in a journal, and been asked some tough questions (and …
For the past 8 years or so, I’ve been pretty critical of New Year’s. When people ask what my plans are, I’ve been quick to respond: I’m not a big fan of New Year’s. It’s just not my thing. In this letter, I write to “the idea of New Year’s”, …
Over the past several days, we’ve all been exposed to lots of information surrounding the school shooting, gun control, mental health issues, heroes, villains. Not to mention an absurd number of questions that we still don’t have answers to—and may never have answers to. I’ve been publicly quiet on the incident until …
Well, here’s an idea. Run a marathon. Totally bomb your time, but have a blast doing it. Take three easy weeks off. Eat turkey. Eat more turkey. Then run the same exact course you ran three weeks ago, unsupported (sort of), to try & hit your goal time. “Dude, sounds …
Today I ran the Richmond Marathon for the first time. I’ve run a few marathons, but never any like this one. As a matter of fact, nothing even close. Today’s race was an interesting one. Started great. Ended great. And all in-between, my legs didn’t work. <– kind of a big …
You hear people — well, guys, at least — talk about the “man card.” Supposedly, when we do something that our guy friends would classify as not very manly, they strip us of our “man card.” I’m calling nonsense. This is a stupid concept. In fact, it only plays into …
I’m Not A Philosophy Major, But… I’m going to get philosophical for a moment. Not to the level of Socrates, Plato or Aristotle — all my homeboys, by the way (I like to think of it as an ancient bromance). But I am going to sum up the world in …
I’m not a fan of New Year’s. The day. The resolutions. The parties. A multi-million dollar ball falling from the sky. I dislike the entire idea, really. I also don’t make New Year’s resolutions. While I realize that having a uniform time (once per year) to recap the past & …
Dear Better Half, I love you and all, but I’m really not sure how you got your name. Sure, we do things together. Live together. Make babies. Raise children. Buy stuff. Even have the same last name. But what part of that makes you better than me? We also make …