I recently was listening to a book by the famous sports broadcaster, Al Michaels, on Audible called You Can’t Make This Up. It’s a fascinating exploration of his career and the rollercoaster ride of broadcasting (including his famous ‘Do you believe in miracles’ caption in 1980 Olympics). One interesting discussion Al had was on the…
How would you describe your pursuit of happiness? The Declaration of Independence was written nearly 250 years ago and spoke of one of the most important rights we all should have, the pursuit of happiness. What does that mean though to pursue happiness? If we were to compile the answers to the first question I…
We all deal with it. Either we are in a bad mood, and something doesn’t go our way and we become frustrated. Or we have a certain set of expectations, and they aren’t met so frustration follows. It’s never a matter of if but a matter of when frustration will settle in. How long we…
First Father’s Day without Dad – I must admit I’ve been anxious leading up to the day. But thanks to one of the many things my Dad taught me, I realized I can either look at this day in the eyes of what I don’t have or can take the viewpoint of all the memories…
We’re in the middle of the NBA Finals and naturally whenever we reach the finality of the NBA season, the name Michael Jordan comes up. It could be his 6 world championships in 6 appearances, his brand influence, or just the fact he’s the GOAT (sorry Lebron lovers). Michael has a wide range of quotes…
I’m in the process of interviewing for an open position on my team and asked one of my incredible team members to join in the 1st round of interviews. Being on the side of the interviewer was relatively new to him and as he was reflecting on how the first few interviews went, one of his…
Question to reflect on: Are you worried about being the smartest in the room or are you trying to make the room smarter? After reading Hidden Potential by Adam Grant, this question made me pause and provided a moment to reflect. It took me back to when I was first getting started in a consultant role at…
Last Wednesday I was fortunate enough to be a part of the first Fail Forward Project, led by someone I’ve really enjoyed partnering with, Stephen Smith. The premise of Fail Forward Project is creating space to share the hardships, missteps, and lessons we’ve learned along our journey. It’s real, unfiltered, vulnerable, raw stuff. And I…
This past week provided one of those moments in time where I stopped, looked around, and realized the amazing things going on in the community I’m lucky enough to be a part of. It was a moment of acknowledging there are so many Accelerators we can surround ourselves with – those that help propel others…