May 24 marks my 44th year of life. In reflection, I thought about the top 44 lessons I’ve gained from my journey so far. Here they are. Enjoy! No one does better by being made to feel worse, yourself included. Generous people have more. Life is painful when we’re...
(If you know someone who is struggling with their mental health, please send this to them. It could be the difference-maker in their lives.) Sixteen years ago, a therapist strongly encouraged me to see a psychiatrist. I couldn’t sleep, and I was persistently...
Four weeks after gaining feeling back in my ear (it had gone numb from tension), Yvette, my wife, and I headed up to Shenandoah National Park. It was the weekend of July 4th, and I was hoping that being in the backcountry would save me from having to experience the...
I was 14 years old when Mr. Wiser Changed my life. The previous 14 years I had been resigned. On this special day, which I talk about in the video, I began the journey to full engagement in my life. Every one of us has the possibility of both getting engaged in our...
Years ago, a physical therapist put a bosu ball in front of me and told me to step up onto it. I tried, but I couldn’t find my balance and so I stepped off. “We’ll stick to the doing exercises on the floor,” he said, putting the bosu ball off to the side. A few years...
