Bridge Jumping

I spent yesterday evening at the 40th stop of Chris Guillebeau’s Unconventional Book Tour in Houston, meeting new people and soaking up their exciting pursuits of purpose. But there was one analogy Chris used that stuck with me on the entire four hour drive...

Why Bootcamps?

Over the last few months, I’ve shifted almost exclusively to bootcamp-style workouts. Inevitably, I get two questions: – What the heck does that mean? – Why? First, the former. Every bootcamp is different, but they all generally utilize the...

NaNoWriMo: Day 10

On day one, I was filled with optimistic enthusiasm. Then the reality of life set in. I go from 5am to 9pm at full steam pretty much every day. Where exactly was I going to squeeze in uninterrupted writing time? Somewhere inside, I think I knew that was going to be a...

NaNoWriMo: Day 1

The idea of writing of book popped in my head about 18 months ago, and it’s never let go. I have a story I feel like I’m supposed to share. But writing is hard – at least that kind of sustained writing. I’ll start and make progress for a few...