The Extra Ordinary Conversation

My daughter is 10 and coming into her own. She asked me to coach her in soccer — and wanted me to lead it. So we went headfirst. Out to the field. Cones set. Cleats on. But before we started, we had to set the tone. She needed to know “Dad” wasn’t here — Coach […]

How do you know Jaelin Kauf?

Did you watch the Olympics? If you did, the name Jaelin Kauf may ring a bell. Jaelin is an aerial mogulist and now a three-time Olympian who competed in two events at this Winter Games in Livigno, Italy. She walked away last week with two silver medals. After people saw me on TV, a lot […]

Manifest The Best

Most people tend to dream about the rise but never hit the gas and go for it.  Few people DO finally take a cut and chase something bigger. You know you are one of those people when you whisper to yourself: “What’s the worst that can happen?” If that’s what you need to tell yourself […]

Patriotic vs Politics

So much of our life du jour right now feels political. So much of our lives today is also about choices. This includes whether you choose to be two feet in on your country. Conflicted from that thought? I get it. I really do. Remember: I am wired for optimism. While I am not tone […]

DIG Folder

I have a DIG Folder. What the heck is that? A DIG Folder is a DAMN I’M GOOD folder. It’s something we wrote about in Headamentals, dreamed up by Joyel Crawford, and it’s used as a way to remind folks just how good people really are. Let’s be real: In a heavy world, where the […]

The Room Where It Doesn’t Happen

Last week I ran into my old colleagues Jason Holzman musings and fell in love with the following: Back when I worked in advertising, one of my colleagues was Simon Sinek who as you probably know is now a best-selling author, with a great podcast called A Bit of Optimism. One of his podcast guests […]

Public “Serve” Announcement

Here’s a Public “Serve” Announcement: A friendly reminder that the way you talk to yourself leaks into the way you talk to others. That little voice in your head often becomes the soundtrack your team hears too. ⚡️If your inner monologue is fueled by fear, don’t be surprised when that fear ripples through your meetings. ⚡️ If […]

The Best Version of Yourself

Last month Courageous was out in Milwaukee working with the leadership team at Kohl’s. What I like most about this leadership team is their willingness to invest in their people. We started off our day reviewing much of what you now have below. I don’t know who first said, “The Best Version Of Yourself”. What […]

Worry War II

I recently took the stage in Amelia Island, FL to address leaders running the restaurant industry. The Message Behind “The Worry War” Keynote The conference, put on by Prosper, was nothing short of 5 Stars! Why? Because Prosper gets that the C-Suite likes to be surrounded by other C-Suites. They created the conditions for: Less […]

Courage is a Currency

What if courage were a currency? You’d be emotionally broke if you tried to spend it on every project.How might you be taxed if you splurged and used it everywhere? Maybe courage is less a coin to spend,and more a reserve to invest when it truly matters.Some days, you save it—quietly compounding.Other days, you cash […]