Surely something resides in this heart that is not perishable - and life is more than a dream." ~Mary Wollstonecraft

Ever find that one thing that truly makes your heart sing? The one activity that you can absolutely do by yourself, with friends, and your heart soars? For me, it's biking. I enjoy biking beyond belief. It gives me such a strong, powerful, free feeling. I can ride for 10 mins or 10 hours and I love it. It's one of my passions. No matter what mood I'm in, I can bike, and I feel refreshed, like somehow doing that one activity took every concern away from me and I can start over, with everything. I… Continue

You know how people say to "pull yourself up by your bootstraps?" It's a good 'ole saying, but I thought a lot about that saying this morning as I was working out. So many people pull themselves up by the bootstraps, prove they can do whatever it is they put their mind to, which is an awesome feat. I started thinking more about those people, as I was one of those people once. Funny thing about pulling yourself up your bootstraps is that typically it's an act you perform completely alone. You put… Continue

An interesting thing happened to me on my last business trip. I was in Boston working with a client and after a long day I was just hanging out in my room flipping through the channels. I came across a movie called Taking Chance on HBO that caught my attention. It was about a Marine who was responsible for bringing the remains of a fellow soldier named Chance Phelps to his family in Montana. The journey of these two soldiers was nothing short of inspirational. The obvious inspiration was that Ch… Continue