Merry Christmas!Here is our Christmas Letter. It’s full of photos from our adventures and mis-adventures throughout the year. PLUS – Emilia and Ivy just posted a hilarious video of them decorating the tree this year. From our family to yours.We wish you fun-filled...
"Crush It" Work Life vs Home Life I first learned about Gary Vaynerchuk not long before he published his first book called “Crush it.” Since then, I’ve been a fan and have watched him grow a media empire from scratch. He is an amazing speaker. He captivates audiences...
"I’m on the defensive." I’m on a roller coaster of excitement and stress. On Sunday, I had a stack of critical things I had planned to work on. How much of it did I get done? Zero. I did work. As in, I worked on my computer. For many hours. But I couldn’t get myself...
For as long as I have known Amanda she has always wanted to be a writer. But before I ever spoke to her, I thought she was Russian. I’m not kidding. When I first saw her she was speaking fluently in Russian with someone else. I didn’t even know if she spoke English....
Even at 5am at Starbucks there are people wearing Blue and Orange. Today is game day in Boise, Idaho. When the beloved football team, the BSU Broncos, will play on the blue turf. Blue and orange are their signature colors. It’s hard not to get caught up in the...
I grew up in the shadow of my brother. I’ve never written or spoken about this until now. A story that defines me. From my earliest memory, my brother was always larger than life. More charismatic. Better looking. Dominated every sport he played....
Yesterday I wrote about gamification of your day. Did you ever notice that when Steve Jobs was alive, he always wore the same outfit every day? It was his uniform. Jeans and a black turtleneck. In fact, it is hard to find a photo of him not wearing that uniform. I...
I’ve had a few friends ask me how the 20 pull-up challenge is going. My answer is… “it’s going.” I recorded a test this past weekend to see where I was. 12.5 This is good, but truthfully I was a bit disappointed. I had hoped to be at least up to 15 by this point....
I get that question more than you might think. People hear me doing a live radio show, or watch a video with my kids in some foreign country, or see me up on a stage handing over big checks at Impact Club, or walk by my office downtown, or read my weekly posts on...