7am, air warm, thick and balmy. The 1/2 empty holiday parking lot is a clear sign of summer setting. An hour on the water covering ground with my young friend, jetty to pier n back, steady out, spirited intervals all the way home. Water glassy and tropical, the warm breeze…
Many people who had the privilege of meeting Cesar Chavez said that he was the best listener they ever met. I don’t think there is a better compliment one could receive. Listening intently means being present and available to the person in front of you and it tells the person they…
I love a lot of things about my vocation. The joy that comes from helping people pursue their personal goals fills me up on a daily basis. To look someone in the eye and listen to how they’d like to improve their life and then to have the privilege of…
Life runs in cycles, like it or not, both the real good and the bring you to your knees rough, that’s just how it goes. Over the last few years I have been to far too many funerals, beside friends and family to burry some of the most important people…
I was recently reminded of just how many of us conceal our real talents. Some people go on with the hiding/concealing for a season or a chapter, for others it’s for the their entire life. On they go, perhaps doing some good and important things but all the while their…
As I cruised effortlessly down the 5 from Orange County to San Diego early this morning I was “lit-up inside with a sense of everlasting wonder” and filled with a profound sense of gratitude and belonging. The early morning summer sky, a light but rich blue, reminded me of the perfect…
Me, without words? How could this be? I talk, coach and write for a living and for fun and in all my days I’ve never been short on words but… as stand on the precipice of my next 5o years, I am a bit speechless, well almost. I’d like to…
As I paddled around the last buoy of my last lap on a mid morning training session I turned straight into a steady west wind and I was enveloped by a sweet, familiar, salty smell and a morning sunshine so perfectly warm that I was instantly overcome with bliss. To…
As a general rule, I don’t lack enthusiasm or motivation in what I consider to be some of the most important things in life, health, wellness, personal growth, relationship building … I find these things are gifts to embrace and enjoy rather than obstacles, burdens or chores that I’m “supposed…
In athletics, scholastics, interpersonal relationships and things technical and mechanical I believe the most essential ingredient to long term success (besides proper attitude and persistence) is building a strong and playable foundation of skills, knowledge and experience with the basics. Building that foundation provides a base that with adequate time,…