August 9, 2020

I don’t know about you, but I like to journal a lot. Having dealt with depression after my father took his own life in 2007, plus going through post Olympic depression in 2014, journaling has been a critical tool in my toolbox to get through some very difficult times…

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March 10, 2020

When you get knocked down, what do you want your comeback story to look like? COVID-19 is causing conferences to be cancelled, anxiety levels are rising, media is reminding us of all the things that are going WRONG and FEAR is rising daily. This might seem crazy, but here’s a short story. — When I

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October 8, 2019

When my dad fell from a tree and was paralyzed in a hunting accident just a few years from retirement, it’s no surprise that he felt angry, frustrated, and resentful about his situation that he was in. My dad worked his whole life to one day enjoy retirement, only to have something that meant so

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October 1, 2019

In preparation for my keynote this week I was reflecting on one of the moments that changed my life forever. I was 23 years old in rehab, paralyzed, and had yet to learn how to walk again when someone brought me three empty notebooks to write in. I thought to myself “Pfft! I don’t need

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August 27, 2019

Do you have too much on your plate? Maybe you enjoy taking bites at your list, but hate feeling overwhelmed. Or maybe you think your plate is too small so your start working evenings and early mornings. That works…for a while. Little by little life can pile on the responsibilities until the pile is enormous.

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