Category Real Life
Leadership doesn’t stop when work ends.
These are the real-life experiences, challenges, and moments that shape how I think, lead, and make decisions—because how you live shows up in how you lead.
The Dash Poem by Linda Ellis
The Dash Poem by Linda Ellis Please enjoy one of my favorite poems, The Dash by Linda Ellis. poetry It...
Half a Century Alive. Five Years Free.
Fifty Years Old. Five Years Since I Refused to Die. Lessons on Survival and Living from my Kidnapping This month,...
It’s Never Too Late to be Who You Might Have Been. – George Eliot
Becoming Her: A Faith Journey Toward Peace, Joy, and Purpose Becoming Her Today, a friend inspired me to start this...
The Fine Line Between Badass and Dumbass
The Fine Line Between Badass and Dumbass Learning to Lead with Courage and Caution I’ve jumped out of planes....
Day One – My Fitness Comeback Story
Rain, Reality, and a Plan It’s Day Three.It’s raining.It’s Atlanta.So, no surprises there. Today’s plan was a one-hour endurance ride....
Rebuilding Strength After Trauma: Day Two of My Comeback
What Rebuilding Strength After Trauma Really Looks Like Some blog posts write themselves—this one, about rebuilding strength after trauma, definitely...
Day Three – Saddle Up and Show Up
Why “No Records Broken” Still Counts as a Win Rain, Resistance, and a Choice It’s Day Three of training.It’s raining.It’s...
Day Four – Because Sometimes Badass Looks Like Slowing Down
Let’s be real—after three straight days of workouts, my body was done.Not sore in the “brag about your gains” kind...
Brave Enough to Rest: Heart Rate Zone Training and Lessons from a Bruised Foot
Let’s talk about one of the hardest parts of Ironman 70.3 training—and no, it’s not the running, cycling, or swimming....
The Commission Watch
The Commission Watch A Story About Value, Loss, and Starting Over When I closed my first big deal at...
Grease, Grit, and Gears: What Getting Back on the Bike Taught Me About Leadership
Grease, Grit, and Gears What Getting Back on the Bike Taught Me About Leadership It had been five years...
Resilience Isn’t Something You’re Born With
Resilience Isn’t Something You’re Born With… It’s Something You Build There’s a misconception that some people are naturally resilient,...
