Cornerstone Moments

I confess that I am not a big NBA fan. I love team play and feel the NBA, for whatever reason, has become a very individualistic sport. It seems that only the teams with three superstars have any chance. I once was a huge fan and may one day be again, but not until...

You may live to be 100 years old, but time passes quickly. You are here today and gone tomorrow, like a spring snowstorm in Denver. Shouldn’t you make the most of every encounter and meeting? You never know where or when a life-altering event will occur. You need to...

When we talk about goals, change, values, and missions we need to understand what our ‘end-game’ is. That becomes our vision. Having a vision may seem out of reach as you struggle to come up with some grandiose plan, idea, or winning formula. Do you need to be...

Momentum is an incredible thing. As an athlete, coach, and salesperson I have experienced significant swings in momentum. I just wrote about not letting off the accelerator when times are good.  I think momentum swings often result from doing just that.  I have been...

There are a couple of old sayings; ‘nothing worth having will come quickly’ and ‘persistence pays.’ To me these comments mean 1) success may take some additional or even extraordinary effort, and 2) working on something long enough with determination, even when...

There is more to managing our time than organizing our lives around work. Our entire life balance is critical to our happiness and health. For workaholics like me, balancing life with work is a tough task that never stops being a challenge. I find myself working seven...

The concept of Brother’s Keeper, if properly practiced, is a valuable behavior that helps elevate individual and team success. Brother’s Keeper is simply helping others reach their best. Sometimes it gets confused with negative terms such as 'ratting someone out', but...

Remember those endless childhood car rides, when we always asked ‘Are We There Yet?’ In business and our personal lives, we often have the tendency to be impatient and restless regarding attaining goals, getting results or finishing a project. Whether it is our inner...

Growing up as an athlete, I always associated second place with losing, and that was a failure. I fear to fail with the best of you. Those feelings have run the gamut for me, from inadequacy to depression. Our feelings are controlled by our Autonomic Nervous System...

Let me ask you a question: do you believe there is an upside in every situation? While kayaking through white water rapids or skiing the deep Colorado powder, there is great danger in finding yourself upside down. In that moment all hope may seem lost, but as you...