Wanna bring your priorities into focus + make this an amazing week? I’ve got just the thing for you. It’s a short reflection practice. Only takes 2 minutes if you’re feeling fresh. Step 1: Write down all the different roles you play in your life. You might use The Big 3—Energy + Work + Love—as…

I used to end almost every workday feeling frustrated, angry, and disappointed in myself. I had some bad habits at the time. Namely, I was a champion procrastinator. I’d put off doing the things that were actually most important to do (since they took a lot more effort.) Which meant completing my work led me…

This is the third installment of my Simple Checklists for Better Health series. It started with A Simple Checklist for Better Sleep. Then I shared 3 Rules for Better Breathing.  And in this article, I’m going to share with A Simple Checklist for Better Nutrition. Nutrition is a big topic. And frankly, as a science,…

The bridge between acting like a victim to life’s circumstances and taking a leadership role in our lives takes the form of a simple question. “What do I want?” It’s a powerful question. But it can be uncannily difficult to answer at times. Whether you’re creating goals for your year, grappling with a difficult challenge…

There are basically three ways we can respond to a given situation.  Resist it. Accept it. Feel grateful for it. The path we choose can completely change our internal state. As the saying goes: Suffering = Pain * Resistance.​ So when we’re in the first path of Resistance, we tend to suffer a lot. (“Why me?!?”​) And when…

It amazes me how quickly my mental state can change just by breathing a little differently. (And when you try it out for yourself, you’ll know what I mean.) I like to think of this tool as a Centering Breath, or a Grounding Breath. Because it helps re-center our mind and body when we’ve become…

I recorded a quick video to share the journaling practice I’ve been using every morning for over a year now. It’s called the Carpe Diem Journal.  When I start my day with this practice, I tend to: Feel more clarity about what’s most important for me to do in the day. ​Stay more consistent ​with my daily…

My dad is an architect. And one of the things I learned from him as a kid is the importance of foundations. If you wanna build a tall building, you need to build dig a deep foundation. (Otherwise, the whole thing’s gonna topple over.) The same is true in our lives. If we want to…

Every great book has a handful of Big Ideas that can change your life. One day you see the world this way. Then you learn a Big Idea from a great book. It strikes a chord. And the next day, you see the world differently.  As a result of that insight, you show up differently. And…