Insights
Insights
Body. Business. Being. From lived proof.
Body
Phil and the Kitchen Table
A peer CEO came to me at 310 pounds with a business losing money. Eighteen months later: 100 pounds lighter, revenue up 22 percent, his life back.
Business
Go Where the Gap Is the Biggest
Twice in my career I made the same play on purpose: find the industry furthest behind and bring in the answer that already works somewhere else.
Being
An Island in Belize
For my 50th I rented an island in Belize and filled it with friends. What a Unique Shared Experience is, and why you don't need an island to have one.
Being
Curious, Not Certain
Being wrong is one of life's real pleasures. Why I'd rather be curious than certain, and how a strong identity makes curiosity possible.
Bridge
Food Is Fuel or It's Poison
What you eat decides more than your waistline. It shapes your judgment, your energy, and how you show up for the people who count on you.
Body
Muscle Is the Fountain of Youth
Motivation gets a man into the gym. A reason keeps him there for life. Muscle is the reason I train at 61, and why the first few months are only the start.
Business
The Charity Day the Board Didn't Want
A young employee wanted to volunteer but had no time. A half-day a month of paid charity time changed him, the culture, and the numbers. Here's how I sold it.
AI
Build the Brain, Keep the Brain: Your Data Is the Asset
On a free AI platform, you're educating the world with your business. Paid, protected tools only, a policy with teeth, and a brain your company owns.
Body
"Wheelchair by 60." Game On.
A doctor told me MS would put me in a wheelchair by 60, if I lived that long. I'm 61. Here's the response that changed everything, and what I did with it.
Being
How Winners Lose: Accept, Assess, Advance
Everybody loses. The biggest winners refuse to make the loss part of who they are. The three-step sequence I run after every setback.
Bridge
The 35-Hour Challenge: Can You Run Your Business in 35 Hours?
If you say you never work more than 45 hours, try producing the same output in 35 for two weeks. If you can, the extra hours were noise.
Body
Train Around, Not Through: Injuries Are Detours, Not Dead Ends
An injury is a reason to train with intention. Read the pain by what's driving it and how much, protect the joint, and keep working everything else.
Being
"Don't Go Fix It": What My Wife Taught a Problem-Solver
Julie opens some conversations with an instruction: this isn't a problem, don't go fix it. The operator's relationship discipline in one line.
Business
No Unique Problems: Somebody Already Solved It
Your problem feels unique. It almost never is. Find who already solved it, in your industry or another one, and bring the proven answer in.
Body
No Periodization: Better Weeks and Worse Weeks Are the Truth
Powerlifter cycles don't fit a 50-year-old executive's life. Roll with the good days and the bad days, and never slide backward without a reason.
Being
Return on Joy: Measure the Return, Not the Price
The sticker price tells you almost nothing. The question is the ratio: are you getting far more joy out than you put in? A lens for money, time, and people.
Business
She Ran It Better Than I Could. The Company Grew Without Me.
My best hire took the better part of a year to recruit. When a ski wreck took me out for three months, the company grew while I was gone. I was in the way.
AI
AI Is Just Hiring: Pick, Educate, Train, Guardrail, Hold Accountable
You already know how to work with AI. You've hired people. Architect an agent the way you'd bring on a new hire, and the same discipline carries over.
Being
The Sunrise Practice: The Day Is Finite and Beautiful
I photograph sunrises and sunsets, habitually. It's gratitude made visual: notice the light, take the photo, remember the day is a gift. No journal required.
Body
Progressive Overload: The Long Game in One Question
The body adapts to what you give it. Same weight, same reps, forever, and you maintain. One question every session keeps you growing for decades.
