Most people don’t go for a run with the intent to change the world. You can though. I do.
Changing the World, One Run at a Time
Adulting – 5 Simple Steps to Actual Adulting
My 26 year-old daughter said to me the other day, “Adulting is hard.” I’m not sure when being an adult became a verb linguistically, but in real life, it has always been a verb. Being an adult is just that – a state of being, not to be confused with a numerical age. So, since... Continue Reading →
The Right Thing is the Hard Thing
I always tell my kids that if they need help determining what's the right thing to do when faced with making a difficult choice, the right thing to do is almost always 'the hard thing.' When weighing your choices, the right one is the one that you want to run away from. It's the choice... Continue Reading →
Running Over My Fear
Why register? Why not just start in the middle and run as far as you feel like running? In fact, he had done just that before...
Do Ants Feel Pain?
Are ants as miserable going about their work as me when I'm running? Should I learn from them?
One Mentor, Coming Up!
Can't seem to figure out how to get a mentor? Many of us would love a mentor - here are a few steps help you attract a mentor.
Decision Making is a Skill
Dither, Dither? Several years ago, the leader of a small company I worked for was looking to fill an executive level position and had identified a strong candidate among a group of good candidates. The team was weighing in on the pros and cons of making an offer to the strong candidate. After the typical... Continue Reading →
You Can’t Climb Your Mountain of Personal Growth — Without Pulling Up the Stakes Holding You Down
That fool stake There was a person who lived on a mountain. He wasn't a mountain climber per se. Yet he lived on the mountain and it seemed that it would be somehow better if he could get even a little higher up the mountain. It would seem like progress, like he was getting somewhere,... Continue Reading →
How to go for a run at 6AM when you hate running and you hate 6AM
Sometimes you have to lose ten pounds. And the quickest way between you today and you a few pounds lighter is a formidable cocktail of vegetables, exercise, and good sleep. Six months after the birth of my second child, I told myself I had to lose ten pounds. I’m a short person and ten pounds makes... Continue Reading →
Is this the Hill I’m Going to Quit On?
Introducing: The 17 out of 20 Rule There are long hills, there are steep hills and there are damn hills. Each is a challenge in its own way. The path I run has a section with a long low hill, followed by a steep hill. The steep hill levels off to cross a road and on... Continue Reading →
Orange Door Hinge 