Weekly Wisdom

Don't look back with anger.

December 1, 2025

December has a way of telling the truth. It invites us to quietly and firmly pay attention to the life we’re actually living, not the one we’re performing,...

Giving thanks.

November 26, 2025

I’ve spent a lot of my life running fast toward a future I thought I wanted. Tons of goals, lots of work, and heaps of pressure. It wasn’t the work that...

Dream again.

November 23, 2025

November is where the year exhales.The noise starts to quiet. The rush slows down just enough for the truth to catch up. This is the month between what was...

The calm in the storm.

November 20, 2025

Here’s something I’ve learned the hard way:you can’t fix someone else’s emotional instability. Nope, amigo. You can only manage your own. It’s one of the...

Field Notes: Don’t Outgrow Your Soul

November 13, 2025

Every business leader wants growth, that is, until growth starts to change the feel of the place. Every company eventually hits a moment when the seams start...

My two cents.

November 9, 2025

I’ve noticed something in myself lately, and in a lot of the leaders I coach. When a conversation drifts off course, when someone shares something half-baked...

Outside insight.

November 2, 2025

I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve watched it happen. The leader sits at the head of the table, asks for honest feedback, and the room goes quiet. Heads...

Reflect. Dream. Plan.

October 28, 2025

How you finish this year is how you’ll start the next one. That’s not a motivational poster. It’s physics. Momentum doesn’t care about your intentions, it...

Field Notes: The Weight and Gift of Letting Go.

October 23, 2025

This past month I’ve been with three different leaders, all standing in that strange space between what was and what needs to be. One executive had to make...

Coaching is a Multiplier.

October 18, 2025

Leadership isn’t addition. It’s multiplication. When you grow, you don’t just get better, you make everyone around you better. That’s the multiplier effect....

Life moves through us.

October 11, 2025

I just got back from an overseas trip with a friend. When I travel, I’m reminded how little control I actually have and how freeing that can be. Flights get...

Just breathe.

October 2, 2025

Courage doesn’t arrive all at once. It’s not something you can hoard, like jars of my mom’s strawberry preserves in her pantry, or wads of cash in the bank....

The Hero Trap.

September 28, 2025

Leaders love to play the hero. We swoop in, cape flapping, to save the day. It feels noble. It feels productive. It feels like we’re proving our worth. And,...

A Better Way.

September 25, 2025

My last post was about the myth of hustle. This one is about what comes next. Because life doesn’t end with hustle. There’s a better way. I don’t live...

The Myth of Hustle.

September 21, 2025

Hustle culture is seductive. Wake up earlier. Work later. Push harder. Stack the wins. Build the empire. It’s preached from stages, glorified on social...

Patterns tell the story.

September 18, 2025

We repeat what we don’t repair. Every leader I know has blind spots. Patterns they’ve built over time. Some of them help us survive. Some even help us...

The invisible weight.

September 14, 2025

Most leaders don’t realize how heavy it’s gotten until they stop moving. The late nights. The back-to-back calls. The decisions that pile up faster than you...

What We're Really Wired For.

September 11, 2025

One of the most underestimated parts of high performance isn’t strategy, skill, or discipline. It’s connection. Not networking. Not appearances. Not “how...

Feelings and Facts.

September 7, 2025

Emotions can feel like facts. True story. When I’m angry, it feels like someone must have done something wrong. When I feel disrespected, it feels like the...

The Danger of Autopilot.

September 2, 2025

I’ve learned the hard way that one of the biggest risks for leaders isn’t a lack of skill, resources, or even time. It’s cruising on autopilot. When you’ve...