July 9, 2019

Is it time to give your secret audience the boot?

You have a secret audience--the people you most want to impress. Who are they? Do they deserve a seat at the table? Read on to answer these questions and find out how to quiet those voices if they don’t ...

September 1, 2016

How do you define success? [podcast]

What does it mean to be a success? There's an answer we give. And there's one we believe. How do you define success?

August 18, 2016

How to change your critical life assumptions [podcast]

We all have assumptions—perhaps hundreds of them—about how our life is supposed to work. In this episode, we discuss how to identify and change our critical life assumptions.

July 14, 2016

The art of vulnerability [podcast]

In this week's episode we discuss the art of vulnerability, what it is, why it's important for developing trust, and why it's so difficult to engage it in.

July 12, 2016

What do I do with the unsettled questions in my life?

When it comes to our deepest aspirations, we all have unsettled questions: How long should I continue this pursuit? Am I giving my time to the best things right now? Will my approach bring me what I expect? Recently, ...

June 16, 2016

Why being the best isn’t good enough [podcast]

Despite all the culture cues, awards and measuring systems, being the best isn't good enough.

June 9, 2016

How to have great expectations of ourselves [podcast]

In our latest Reinventure Me podcast we talk about self-expectation, how it affects us, and how to know if we have great self-expectations; meaning the kind that truly motivates.

June 2, 2016

How to have great expectations of others [podcast]

How to we set great expectations of others that avoid expecting either too much or too little? We offer some ways to determine that question.

May 26, 2016

The busy guy’s guide to being a better dad (with Jay Payleitner) [podcast]

The busy guy's guide to being a better day (with Jay Payleitner)

One of the greatest honors I enjoy is being a dad—and now a grandfather. There’s nothing else quite like it. Yet that joy comes through a lot of challenges running multiple businesses, advising clients, and learning to love on ...

May 12, 2016

Your burnout recovery plan [podcast]

Over the course of my career, I’ve driven myself to burnout many times. It’s not a good thing. I suffer and so do those who have to live and work with me. In this week’s episode of the Reinventure ...

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Three signs that you're entering into a new chapter in your life Most of the time, our lives are rather routine. We can predict what we'll be doing next year because...
Healthy discontent may signal the start of a new chapter in your life When did the present chapter in your life begin? Was it provoked by a job change? A relocation? A...
Review: "The Man in the Mirror" by Patrick Morley "The first step to knowing God’s plan for our lives is the commitment to see ourselves as we...
Is your unquenchable interest a sign of a new chapter in your life? We all face transitions in life. In my first post, Three signs that you're entering a new chapter in...
How do you know if you've had a productive day? I had lunch with a friend recently and he asked a really good question: "How do you know when you've...

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