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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...
A Tree Ceremony: Lessons Learned from A Child’s Audacity
How many of you remember your first taste of heartbreak? By the time we reach the tender age of ten, most of us have experienced some form of loss. My daughter experienced her first big blow when she was five years old. With one discussion, unbeknownst to her, the...
The Cards We’re Dealt: Teaching Our Children To Embrace Emotion
Tears streamed down my cheek as I sat, my seven year old on my lap, watching my wife and father break down camp. We are all dealt cards in life. That’s the mystery of the journey. When things are good, life can seem pretty sweet. But what do we do when we’re dealt...
Resiliency And The Power of Perspective
The life of those breaking out of the box in pursuit of creative endeavors often feels like a rollercoaster, at least in the beginning. No matter the project, taking the path less traveled is sure to create moments of angst, fear and doubt. The longer we walk the...
Creative Mojo Builders
Photo by Bridget Braun. I don’t know about you, but recapturing my creative flow on Monday mornings can represent a daunting task. One of the challenges of going at it alone as a self-employed creative is keeping the momentum going. In the typical 9-5 world it’s not...
Not Enough Bandwidth: “No” Your Way To Success
Anyone who knows me has learned to accept the fact that I thrive with a lot of irons in the fire. Like so many creative types and entrepreneurs, there are certainly times where I feel like I’m simply trying to keep my head above water, but I love the hustle of it all....
Legacy Work: Building Believers
Anyone who has ever embarked upon entrepreneurial or creative endeavors knows firsthand how daunting breaking out of the box can be. One would think that the fuel of following our dream would give us the courage to blast through the walls of fear, sense of inadequacy...
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