I recently had a conversation with a client who is in the midst of a rebrand. She was reviewing her fourth round of logo ideas and wanted my advice. She felt like the logo didn't communicate a particular aspect of the brand and wanted to work out how best to do that.

On a work trip to Australia earlier this year before the world shut down, I had a day to myself, one I’ll remember for a long time. I decided to rent a car and head to the Mornington Peninsula. I booked a hotel on the shore and pulled out my AllTrails app to find a great running trail to see kangaroos in the wild before leaving. Some of the reviews for the running route I selected in Greens Bush mentioned sightings, so I felt optimistic.

Over Thanksgiving, we had a small group of friends over from our “safe tribe.” That’s so 2020, isn’t it? “Safe tribe?” Anyway, we played a game to liven things up because it just didn’t feel like our normal holiday with the hustle and bustle, family coming in from all over, and a big feast.

In her Essays of Undoing*, Terry Tempest Williams painted a picture of our national parks in 2055. The essay entitled The Park of the Future takes visitors to Canyonlands National Park.

I was talking to a friend the other day - his sister left her husband after decades of marriage. They had different political views and had lived together peacefully for years, but recently, he had become so angry over the state of the world, he had become unbearable to be with.

I recorded a video the other day to share a thought I had on listening for great stories. I watched it afterward and sat on it for days. Why can’t I be natural on video? IT drives me crazy.

Good storytelling starts with good storylistening. The better the material (the research, the interviews), the better your story will be.

“Most of us have two lives. the life we live, and the unloved life within us. Between the two stands Resistance.”

It’s Time to Go On Vacation and owe George an essay so this is what you get, systems that set you up for success.I’ve had so many conversations around this model lately. Asking people where they fall on it and what they need to do to get to the upper righthand quadrant.

I've written about momentum and focus in the past month, both using mountain biking as a metaphor. Sometimes when you're riding, you come upon a technical section that looks scary.

My day can end one of two ways - with a sense of satisfaction or a sense of restlessness. What determines one or the other is not how much I got done, but what I got done.

You know when you are trying to get somewhere and your cell service is spotty and you wish you had entered the directions before you left the house?

An organization that is not aligned, does not get things done. Is your vision compelling enough to align the team?I’ve had the pleasure and honor to work with a number of non-profit organizations of late and have observed the importance of one key thing to be able to get things done:

In mountain biking, it's common knowledge momentum is your friend. If you come upon some rocks or tree roots in the trail and slow down out of concern or fear, you will more than likely go over your front tire, also known as an endo.

The stories we are told influences our belief system. This email would normally come to you on Sunday morning. I know you didn’t notice it didn’t come. It’s OK, I don’t expect you to pay that close attention (and I mean that in the most un-passive aggressive kind of way) Sunday morning is my own internal metric and I am not happy with myself if I don’t make it.

How do you create a culture of “take my money, anyway?” In the lifecycle of any organization, we experience many bouts of turbulence. Events outside your control are going to happen. Often without warning. Best-laid plans often go awry.

If someone asked you at a cocktail party, "Who are you?" How would you respond? It’s a hard question to answer. We’re so used to being asked “what we do.”Earlier this week, I was asked to get an object that defines who I am. I would have 30 seconds to grab said object and then I’d have to tell the story of why I chose it and how it defines me. I had to think quickly. (Of course, this had to be epic. The pressure was on.