The Hard Way

I went spelunking with my Boy Scouts this weekend. We explored a small cave in central Texas, spending ninety minutes or so underground with a guide, squeezing ourselves into spaces mostly too small to stand up, crawling on hands and knees and occasionally bellies to explore the muddy, fascinating structures formed by the drip of […]

I Am Not Here To Make You Comfortable

We can’t grow when we’re comfortable. The best we can hope for is pain-free stagnation. Goals status: Marathon: On Track. This morning will be the last run before my 5K race on Saturday. Two Square Yards of Earth: Making Progress. I should finish Chapter 4 this week. 100 Posts: On Track. This is my 21st […]

How Can Courage Make You Wealthy?

Let’s make sure we have one thing straight before we start: thinking about courage accomplishes nothing. I’m reminded of a riddle I heard a year or so ago, one I often torture my teenage son with: Q: Four frogs are sitting on a log. Three decide to jump off. How many are left? A: Four. […]

Sunday Series: How Can Courage Improve Your Life?

Now that I’ve finished my series on Todd Henry’s everyday acts of bravery, I’m starting an even more ambitious series: each Sunday, I’ll post an article focused on how courage can improve a specific area of your life. By my count, there are 14 Sundays left in 2014. So for the rest of the year, […]

The Dirty Little Secret Behind Statistics About Men

The Dirty Little Secret Behind Statistics About Men. This man’s name is Scott (and no, he isn’t me). Scott has a secret he’s been carrying for decades. It’s nearly killed him multiple times. Click the link, watch the video. It’s nine minutes long. Watch the whole thing, even though you don’t want to. Watch how […]

Philmont 2014 – My 100th Post!

In June, I had the incredible pleasure of going to Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico with my son and several other scouts and dads. We spent 11 days in the mountains, starting at 6000 feet elevation and hiking as high as 12,500 feet–most of it with packs weighing anywhere from 40 to 65 pounds, […]