The ride.

Holyoke, CO. May 1988. Ben, Mike, Dan, Eric, and Mark (L to R). It was the Wednesday of finals week during the second semester of my freshman year at Colorado State University, and my toughest exam was scheduled for 8:00 AM the following morning. I’d spent weeks preparing, knowing I would still be up late, cramming last-minute facts and theories onto the single 3x5 index card we were permitted to bring into Music Theory. That afternoon, while standing in choir next to my best

Here’s my truth. I love being in a state of inspiration. Part of the reason I consume so many movies, songs, musicals, books, articles, etc. is that I want to be moved to be more than I was yesterday. Or, at least pushed in the right direction. Recently, I’ve found myself reflecting on what seems to be a shortage of truly outstanding leadership among those who manage the global day-to-day. I mean, it all just seems so, well, uninspiring. Giving the benefit of the doubt as I’m

“Everything you’ve ever wanted is just on the other side of fear.” ~ George Addair   I woke up one day a few years ago and realized that many of the things that prominently defined me once were no longer part of my current and were not going to be part of my future. It was an astonishing discovery that sent me into a dramatic, downward spiral of depressed confusion. Life had become swampy, and I was really quite lost. After some time and a great deal of processing, I came to