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The Strategic Planning Series for 2026, Week 1
January 13, 2026
Week 1: Identity & Direction The Foundation Everything Else Builds On You set goals in January: lose 20 pounds, save $10,000, read more books, wake up...
Run Your Life Like a Business: The Strategic Planning Series for 2026
January 6, 2026
Run Your Life Like a Business: The Strategic Planning Series for 2026 Stop drifting through your year. Start designing it. Businesses don't wing it. They...
New Year’s Resolution vs. Resolve
January 1, 2026
New Year’s Resolution vs. Resolve I've always thought New Year's Eve was a weird way to celebrate resolve. We drink, party, stay up late, and stand outside...
The Weird History of Santa
December 23, 2025
The Weird History of Santa (And What We're Really Celebrating) Miller turns 4 this week. This is the first year he has a full understanding of Santa Claus....
Curiosity: The Most Underrated Skill You're Not Using
December 16, 2025
Curiosity: The Most Underrated Skill You're Not Using This is my first year as department chair at my school. I've only been in the area for a little over...
BYOV: The Shift That Changed Everything (And Nothing)
December 9, 2025
BYOV: The Shift That Changed Everything (And Nothing) Eight months ago, I woke up at midnight and posted the cringiest video of my life. "Stop. Bleeping....
The Stress Test: Why Systems Beat Strategies
December 2, 2025
The Stress Test: Why Systems Beat Strategies What happens when pressure reveals your default programming I'm coming out of a long, rewarding week hosting...
The Option You Didn’t Know You Had
November 25, 2025
The Option You Didn’t Know You Had I was 19 when I discovered Thanksgiving didn't have to be turkey. My friend's Italian family served pasta, meatballs,...
Clear Before You Build
November 18, 2025
Clear Before You Build The other day, I was digging through my supplement cabinet at 6 AM, making a sound very similar to an angry Charlie Brown. I couldn't...
That's Not My Job
November 11, 2025
That's Not My Job A coworker saw me sorting trash out of recycling bins in the hallway and asked what I was doing. I told her I was helping out our recycling...
Waste Your Time (On Purpose)
November 4, 2025
Waste Your Time (On Purpose) Why high-performers miss the moments that actually matter Last weekend, we spent two hours in the cold watching Miller collect...
Making Decisions While the Ground Shifts Beneath You
October 28, 2025
Making Decisions While the Ground Shifts Beneath You Why waiting for certainty keeps you stuck Change is the only constant in life. When you figure out that...
When Setbacks Stop Setting You Back
October 21, 2025
When Setbacks Stop Setting You Back I got rear-ended on the highway Thursday morning. Had to wait for police. Had to deal with insurance. It made me late to...
Comfortably Miserable: When Familiar Pain Feels Safer Than Unknown Joy
October 14, 2025
Comfortably Miserable: When Familiar Pain Feels Safer Than Unknown Joy Why most people choose unhappiness over uncertainty I heard this saying on a podcast:...
Can You Elaborate?
October 7, 2025
Can You Elaborate? The permission you're waiting for doesn't exist The other day, I talked to my Intro to Business students about one of the most important...
The Hidden Cost of Unearned Comfort
September 30, 2025
The Hidden Cost of Unearned Comfort Why struggle builds character, and shortcuts build dependency Comfort is a deadly drug. But unearned comfort is...
Why You Feel Stuck (It's Simpler Than You Think)
September 23, 2025
Why You Feel Stuck (It's Simpler Than You Think) The role of growth and value in our lives. I started my teaching career in math out of necessity. Business...
My Extraordinary Birthday
September 21, 2025
My Extraordinary Birthday The gratitude shift that changes everything Yesterday was my 41st birthday. By most standards, the weekend was completely...
Trapped by Your Own Success
September 16, 2025
Trapped by Your Own Success Why the hardest working people often stay stuck in the same place I spent weeks perfecting candle scents and tweaking logo...
"Now What?" The Moment That Paralyzes High Achievers
September 9, 2025
"Now What?" The Moment That Paralyzes High Achievers Why successful people drift through decisions and what to do about it I just finished my second master's...
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