Eight Lessons From Bike Touring That Apply To Life
I love traveling by bike! I think it's the very best way to truly get a feel of the land and the people. It's like going in through the back door. Each mile is earned, each hill is a triumph, it's a symphony of the senses (even the pig farms) and being on a bike...
18 Attitude Traits of a Winner
What does it take to be a winner? The winner I'm talking about here is the person who is doing things right over the long haul. The one who reaps what they sow. The person who gathers fans over time. The person who blesses the ones around them and ends up on top. ...
Business Lessons I Learned From My Mom and Dad
Over the past six months both of my parents have passed away. I was very lucky to have had two great parents. They laid the foundation on which I have built a wonderful life and career. I worked with them both closely for over twenty years and together...
What I Learned About Love & Gratitude When I Was Hit By A Car
The plans were all set. I had a meeting in Albuquerque so I thought, "why not, I'll ride my bike home". This was to be leg three in a plan to ride my bike to or from my house to each of the states that border Colorado. I flew my bike down, spent two nights in...
The Four Steps To Abundance
To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one's own in the midst of abundance. Buddha "Abundance is not something we acquire. It is something we tune into." Wayne Dyer Abundance is a process of letting go; that which is empty can...
The Difference Between Hospitality and Service
Frasca is the most highly rated and most well known high end restaurant in my town. This has been the case since it opened its doors. It's not hard to put the pieces together after listening to Bobby Stuckey who is the founder and owner present at TedX Boulder a...
Charting and Correcting Your Course – A Formula for Success
Think of your life as a long sailing journey across the ocean. The successful sailors, those who safely reach their intended destination, are those who have the vision to pick a destination and the skills to meet the challenges along the way. Much of the work of a...
The Difference Between Selling and Service
"I've come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that's as unique as a fingerprint - and that the best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others in the form of service, working hard, and also allowing the...
Don’t Worry, Be …
“If a problem is fixable, if a situation is such that you can do something about it, then there is no need to worry. If it's not fixable, then there is no help in worrying. There is no benefit in worrying whatsoever.” ― Dalai Lama XIV “Worry does not empty tomorrow...
Self-Talk – What are you telling yourself?
Our self dialog is one of the most important barometers of success. Self dialog is the continual stream of thoughts we have about ourselves and how we fit into the world. If you tell yourself continually that I am loved, I am intelligent, I can do it, I...
The Path To Getting Things Done
What's on your "to do" list? If your anything like me you have a big list that grows and shrinks with the outgoing and incoming tides of my productivity. I happened upon a series of drawings that represent the many paths from start to finish. The drawings by...
The Light of Martin Luther King Jr.
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King...
Are You Just Biding Time?
Most people bide their time, counting the hours until the end of the day, days till the end of the week, weeks until vacation, years until retirement... Erroneously thinking that passing time is progress. True progress is measured in deeds done, goals achieved, and...
Goal Setting
If you don't know where you are headed you will never get to where you want to be. The premise of this blog is that improvement in your life is possible when you change your thinking. In order to change your thinking you must not only be open to change...
Do Your Actions Align With Your Intentions?
Many years ago my wife and young son (we only had one at the time) and I were on a two day car trip. Early on in the trip it became apparent that the car was pulling to the right. At first it was only a small nuisance, only noticeable if we let go of the...
What is Character?
What is character? It is making the best of the circumstances. It is the attitude: "it's not where you are it's where you are going". Character is honesty. Character is taking responsibility. Character is expressed in unselfishness. It is quiet...
My Take on “The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth” by John Maxwell
I recently finished John C. Maxwell's "15 Invaluable Laws of Growth" and wanted to share with you my favorite take-aways from the book. First of all, I would recommend the book to anyone who is on a path of personal growth. The sub title for the book is "Live...
Rise Above Average
"You have to rise above average. You can do this by asking more of yourself than others ask, expecting more from yourself than others expect, believing more in yourself than others believe, doing more than others think you should have to do, giving more than...
Unleashing Your Enthusiasm Wherever You Are
"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm" Ralph Waldo Emerson This quote is so true... but what if you are not feeling enthusiasm for what you are doing? Then what? Definition of Enthusiasm: Strong excitement or feeling; something inspiring zeal or...
The Top Six Ways To Enhance Your Creativity
"A business has to be involving, it has to be fun, and it has to exercise your creative instincts." - Richard Branson What are creative instincts? And how can you exercise them when you have convinced yourself that creativity is for the cool group always walking...
The penalty for being average…
"The penalty for being average has never been so harsh." Phil Libin the founder and CEO of Evernote First of all I love Evernote! I use it in many ways in my business and in my day to day life. More on this in a later post. Phil Libin spoke at the Inman Real Estate...
What I Learned From The Energy Bus
I recently read The Energy Bus by Jon Gordon. I'm not going to summarize the book, but I will give you a flavor of the book by telling you what I learned from it. Here is the basic premise: The book is written as a parable, from the perspective of a middle manager...
The Very Essence of Leadership…
"The very essence of leadership is that you have a vision. It's got to be a vision you articulate clearly and forcefully on every occasion. You can't blow an uncertain trumpet." Theodore Hesburgh Leadership on the most basic level is the cultivation of self...