Get Clear. Take Action. Win Where It's Worthy Hi friends, Five years ago this week I received a phone call that altered my life forever. I wasnāt expecting it. I wasnāt planning for it. I definitely didnāt want it. But āthe callā came regardless. And the only thing I could do at that point was embrace the circumstances and make the best of them. MY LIFE-ALTERING CALL It was about 8:30am on a normal Thursday morning when I looked at my phone and saw my stepmom, Jan, was calling me. That was...
10 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 5 min read
Get Clear. Take Action. Win Where It's Worthy Hi friends, This may seem like a strange question - but bear with me. Who remembers using VHS players to watch movies? What used to be required to watch a movie I know there are a variety of ages on this email, and Iām dating myself slightly here, but Iām okay with that. (For the Gen Z / Alpha friends hereā¦ we used to have watch movies on video tapes that required rewinding before returningā¦ not just clicking a button and streaming on demand....
16 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 6 min read
Get Clear. Take Action. Win Where It's Worthy Good morning! If someone with hundreds of thousands of followers started mocking you online, how would you respond? It feels like there are a few optionsā¦ Reply back defending yourself or tearing them down Get your homies charged up and have them go into attack mode in the comments Ignore them publicly but skewer them privately Do nothing at all Befriend them I can tell you which of the options I would be least likely to do - and it would 100% be...
about 1 month agoĀ ā¢Ā 4 min read
Get Clear. Take Action. Win Where It's Worthy Good morning! Are you a person with BIG goals for your life? Or even, do you know someone or an organization with a gigantic ambition? When I first left Nike, there was a team I started consulting with that had huge dreams. They had a very aspirational ambition they were chasing as a company. It sounded good coming off the tongue and it looked amazing on paper. And the initial trend line was tracking for incredible revenue growth. But truth was...
about 1 month agoĀ ā¢Ā 5 min read
Get Clear. Take Action. Win Where It's Worthy Good morning! Yesā¦ Iām baaaaaaack. And Iām incredibly excited to be writing again. Where have I been? It's felt like everywhere, except writing. The last six weeks of summer were chaotic and I didnāt make writing a priority. There's some lessons I learned that will help me course correct for next summer when the inevitable chaos happens, but for now I'll just say I had a great summer with my fam that was full of Worthy Wins. In the meantime, there...
about 1 month agoĀ ā¢Ā 5 min read
Get Clear. Take Action. Win Where It's Worthy Hi yāall, Last week my boys had a VBS Surf Camp which was awesome. What was not awesome for me personally? The schedule. I donāt think Iām alone in this, but summer schedules are tough. I know most parents can relate to the juggle between drop-offs and pick-ups and performances and half-day camps and finding coverage and and andā¦. itās constant moving pieces for most families. The big moment of last week for the boys was their surf competition...
3 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 4 min read
Get Clear. Take Action. Win Where It's Worthy Good morning, friends! Happy belated Fatherās Day to the dads out there! (Yes, I know that was three days agoā¦ and for the record, this note could easily be applied to moms as well. Keep reading š) I felt super loved on Sunday. Erin and my boys encouraged me and said nice things about me. They gave me affirmation that Iām getting Worthy Wins as a Dad. That was a blessing. But in the last few days Iāve been thinking about what happens the week...
4 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 4 min read
Get Clear. Take Action. Win Where It's Worthy Hi friends, My book officially drops Tuesday - honored for all the support so far. More to come on requests for launch week, but regardless of what is going on in my own world and work: summer break is here for my kids, and probably most of yours. Which begs the question: What does a successful summer break look like? I love summer break - but itās very difficult at the same time. The kids are off school but Iām not in a season where I can take...
4 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 2 min read
Get Clear. Take Action. Win Where It's Worthy Hi friends, This week is lesson #6 from Worthy Wins. Pre-order is still live and rolling. Thanks for all the support! Appreciate each of you! JO Lessons from Worthy Wins Lesson 6: We get to choose our story (regardless of the hand we're dealt) IN ONE SENTENCE The story I believe about myself matters and regardless of what Iāve done, been through, or failed at - I get the chance to choose to live a story that is meaningful. Questions To Consider...
4 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 3 min read