Inspired

I was having a discussion with a friend recently who is holding himself back from doing the purposeful work he thinks he wants to pursue. What’s holding him back? Fear of putting himself out there in public. Fear of failure. Fear of being judged. Fear of choosing the wrong path. Fear of not being good […]

LONDON—Exhausted Londoners hoping to take a rest from their busy schedules are being offered an alternative to coffee breaks: a sleep pod where they can grab some shut-eye for £15 ($20) an hour. Inspired by Japanese capsule hotels, Pop & Rest in London’s trendy Shoreditch area boasts four “sleep pods”—rooms with dark walls and a […]

Experience is the new it thing. We are experience junkies, chasing experiences like storm chasers chase tornados. Walk into any shop and it’s all about the experience—free water, espresso, salespeople that like you, home-baked cookies, in-store entertainment, shoulder rubs, and the list goes on. On social media, it’s all about posting photos of ourselves having amazing—and of […]

“Dad, I know it sounds selfish, but I’m not ready to lose you.” Those were the words I spoke to my dad several years ago when he was diagnosed with stage IV non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. I had an upcoming trip to Afghanistan and I was sitting in a chemotherapy appointment with him. The chemo clinic reminded […]

I was boarding an airplane today, and the woman ahead of me had a huge travel pillow, a blanket, and a few other items designed to give her maximum comfort on the flight. Someone I know was about to go on a trip, and they spent a month worrying about whether they would have everything […]

When we want our kids to express themselves in ways other than tantrums or thrown peas, we say “Use your words.”  But I often wonder, do we adults really know how to use our words skillfully, in ways that help and don’t harm? This morning I was on a train listening to a mother talking […]

A lot of folks ask me how special operators execute missions. How do you execute when you know there’s going to be violence, there’s going to be chaos, explosions, casualties? How do you wade into the chaos that most people would run the other direction from? For Army Rangers, Navy Seals, Green Berets, the answer […]