"These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation...

We are domesticated. Likely, you never live your life purely wild and free, as you did when you were a child. It's likely that, from time to time, you behave in ways that you regret. I'm not talking about significant moral lapses. I'm talking about slight changes that are deviations from who you tru...

The pressure is really on folks. This is the first (second) BLOG post of a new decade. OK, OK. I confess. My first post of the year was going to be this one, but I had a change of heart. Big deal, right? Well, yes. It is a big deal. I was going to write about a seriously big topic, like the importan...

What is COURAGE? To exercise courage, it's essential to know what you fear. To get in deep, it takes a High-Performance Coach. When you have an objective, skilled, confidant who is in your corner, you can identify your fears, and then you can address them. Sometimes all it takes then is just to put ...

In my experience, COURAGE encompasses a complex process of realization, recognition, and response. An understanding of this process allows one to strategize and execute through challenge and discomfort. 

There are courageous acts of all kinds. In the movie “Free Solo,” the extraordinary climb of...