Becoming UnDone

Any high-functioning team typically has a number of people playing their role to the best of their ability. Whether a Broadway cast, a team of entrepreneurs for a new startup, or a sports team, most …

Life can take us on some unexpected journeys, and there’s little doubt that Omaha, Nebraska’s Steve Safranek has seen his share of twists and turns on his path forward. From his days dreaming of grid…

This week, I had the opportunity to interview a couple of highly decorated former athletes, with former pro basketball player Josh Washington in episode 10: REBORN, and former pro football player and…

Author Adam Barone once wrote that the American Dream is the belief that anyone, regardless of where or what class they were born into can attain their own version of success in a society in which up…

Imagine for a moment that you are a young high school athlete. As your performance on the field and on the court continues to improve, the accolades roll in. Recruiting offers from across the country…

What a week! I launched 6 days ago and the response has been better than I expected. Several people have reached out to encourage me and congratulate me for starting the Podcast, and I have really be…

Helen Keller once said, “Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” 

For Ge…

What would you do if you were an aeronautical engineer—a literal rocket scientist—but you just couldn't quite shake the feeling that there was more to life then lending your considerable brainpower t…

On this 2nd of January, gyms are packed. People are eating better. A new year promises a new beginning. Motivation runs high.

But none of my first four guests said a word about motivation. I never hea…

What would you do if your wildest dreams came mostly true, but then the door closed before you were able to step through and enjoy it?

For Tucson, Arizona native Mike Meyer, big league dreams started …

Did you ever get exactly what you wanted, only to discover that maybe it wasn't exactly what you'd bargained for?

Wisconsin native Brad Arnett landed a highly coveted Assistant Athletics Director and …

I am a musician. I have been a drummer since beating on my mom’s pots and pans when I was three. I love most music—especially hip hop. When I was 16, I tore my ACL and had to have surgery. The day I …

Friedrich Nietzsche once said “He who has a why to live for can bear with almost any how.” 

For the high achievers among us, the purpose and the enormity of our WHY can pull so forcefully and so relen…

My very first guest is Joseph Skrajewski, National Director of Business Development at the Hazelden Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, California. Listen to Joseph's harrowing story of pursuing his …

YOU. AREN'T. DONE YET.

Achievers aim high. 

But to fall short? Well—that’s human. 

Sometimes we fail. 

Sometimes we just run out of time. 

Either way, it is what we do with the end of one chapter that can…