“Take risks and you’ll get the payoffs. Learn from your mistakes until you succeed. It’s that simple.” -Bobby Flay

Being afraid to fail means being afraid to live. I was listening to a Chase Jarvis interview with mountain guide Melissa Arnot Reid and this message is what stood out to me the most. Generally I believe I do a pretty good job of ignoring fear and doing what I want to do, but I … More The Fear of Failure

Dear 27-year-old me, What a year huh? It started in Ireland, one of my favorite places in the world. Little did I know where I would be one year from then, living in my dream state of Colorado, with a whole lot of adventure in between. As I reflect on the year that has past, … More 27

Tomorrow is May 1st, my birthday month, and a time to reflect on the past year and what to look forward to for the next. To kick it off, I’ve made a list of the best books I’ve read so far in 2018.  I’ve also put my complete list at the bottom because I haven’t … More My Favorite Books of 2018 (so far)

“Clarity comes with action.” If you listened to the interview I posted yesterday, you heard these words spoken by Jeff Goins.   So often in our lives, we are undecided. I know from personal experience and my current situation that it is easy to allow indecision to dictate our lives.  And we stand still for … More Clarity

If you know me well enough, you know that I am a huge fan of podcasts.  They offer insight, advice, information on anything and everything out there, and are often times a motivator for me to get myself together and to help quell the fears of not having it figured out (whatever “it” is). I … More Jeff Goins Interview

Within you stands a mountain.  At the top of the mountain stands the best version of yourself, fists raised to the sky in triumph, tears of pride streaming down your face.  It’s easy to believe that the climb is the most terrifying part of the journey.  But really it’s that moment right before the first … More The Gulp

Sometimes there’s so much to say That I just can’t find the words Something about excitement Adventure Myself Being unapologetically, resolutely, relentlessly Myself

The universe is so big that it makes some feel small.  But it makes me feel bigger, because the chances of this moment actually happening were almost zero. The chances were literally almost zero but my atoms didn’t care. They happened anyway.

“I’m probably hopelessly out of date but my advice is get real-world experience: Be a cowboy. Drive a truck. Join the Marine Corps. Get out of the hyper-competitive ‘life hack’ frame of mind.  I’m 74.  Believe me, you’ve got all the time in the world.   You’ve got ten lifetimes ahead of you.  Don’t worry … More Something to Ponder