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Pain Matters
Vulnerability is challenging habitat for all of us. It’s just the nature of the beast. Even renowned psychologist and celebrated guru of vulnerability Brene Brown has to work at it. In her groundbreaking book Daring Greatly, Brown candidly writes and speaks about her...
BA Webisode One: The Gift of Hardship
Welcome to the first webisode of the BA video blog where I will be sharing insights from my latest book Be Audacious: Inspiring Your Legacy and Living A Life That Matters. We're going to keep these short, pithy and on point. I hope you'll join us for the ride. With...
Re-establishing The Rhythm of Routine
I imagine the work of most creative freelancers and entrepreneurs is no different than that of a writer. Rhythm and routine are paramount. One of my go-to mentors (a guru of life coaching) often reminds me that there are pluses and minuses to everything. As a life...
The Movement Begins: Happy BA Publication Day!
Are you ready for a game changer? Order your BA book on Amazon. Pub Day has arrived! Publication day is something every author dreams about. And today's that day. It's been a long road filled with many forks in the trail, dead ends, slot canyons and mountaintop...
Drinking Dilemma? I Don’t Think So
I awoke yesterday morning to a text from my wife that read, “Please take a few deep breaths and a few minutes to meditate this morning, ya?” Why on earth would she send me a text so charged with the prediction of angst before my day had even started? Why? Because my...
Taking It In Stride
A recent journey to Salt Lake City shined a beacon on the power of mindfulness. I can’t imagine that most people would consider a whirlwind, nine hundred-mile road trip filled with doctor appointments and surgical consults a summer highlight and romantic getaway. But...
For Everything There Is A Season: Be Audacious 2.0!
I’ve been reflecting a lot lately about the seasonal nature of our lives. There’s no doubt that our personal journeys and quest to live a life that matters can be seen as different chapters in our personal sagas, but I’ve found myself gravitating towards the seasonal...
Meditation: A Work In Progress
Photo by Iswanto Arif. Summer madness is in full swing. When you live in Bozeman, Montana, where six-month winters are the norm, you learn to treasure the Greater Yellowstone’s glory season. With fewer than four months before the snow begins to fly, the brain train is...
The Gift Of Hardship: Resiliency
“How are you doing these days Michael?" This question posed by a barista at my favorite coffee shop where I bang out my daily writing sessions was a heavy one. “I’m just grinding Emily. Staying gritty and grinding through.” It clearly wasn’t the response she was...
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