Tag Archives: Experience

This article is a longer version of a piece I originally wrote for Inc. Magazine and on my blog. I have traveled a lot over my career–it is often an every-week situation with two to four flights, hours of driving, multiple hotels in the same week, early mornings and late …

Creating a clear mental image of your ultimate goal allows you to map all the steps you need to take. The night before I started writing my first book, I was on a call with a mentor I’ve turned to for advice and guidance. He asked me about my ultimate …

Mentors can help you build your career as a leader, but to really help you grow, they may need to be tougher than you want. Having a mentor can have a tremendous impact on your career. The right one can help guide you through complex situations, work on self-growth and …

Think being a road warrior means you cannot be in shape? Follow these three principles to stay healthy no matter how much you travel. I’ve traveled a lot over my career. It’s often an every-week situation with two to four flights, hours of driving, multiple hotels, early mornings and late …

As I write this, I’m sitting on a plane, coming home from Chicago the day after running my first marathon in this amazing city. I wasn’t sure how long I’d need to take after the race to write this since my mind is kind of spent, but also because I …

You know that feeling when you’ve been studying for a test, and despite how well-prepared you may be, you’re still nervous because you never know what you might forget when you’re actually in the test, or what you didn’t study and have no tools to handle when the teacher throws …

So I recently passed day 100 of my marathon training as I prepare for the 2015 Chicago Marathon this October. This is my first marathon, so I thought I’d share a little update as I know there are plenty other first- or never-timers out there who are curious. First and …

the build up For those who don’t know, I’m training to run the 2015 Chicago Marathon for St. Jude as a St. Jude Hero (you still have time to donate to support me as I support St. Jude in providing free care to children (and their families) battling cancer). That …

Today, I did my first trail race. You could also safely say I did my first trail run. I’ve run on some trail-ish stuff, but it was more wooded paths. I also ran down a few mountains, but that was in short bursts and in hiking boots. No, this was …

I’ve been doing some presentations at work around health and fitness lately as part of a wellness program we’re rolling out.  The theme of the first presentations has been around goals.  I call it “Goal Setting and Goal Getting” because it’s not enough to set good goals – you have …