What is the second most important gift you could ever give someone? Back in the summer of 1992, I was rocking climbing down the Red River Gorge. I was trying to do this really hard move on the wall and I kept falling. There were a group of buddies at the base of the cliff … Read more
A question I often get is: “What is the one thing you have seen that has made the biggest impact for people?” When this question comes up, people are really asking about how to have a greater impact in their work, their professional life, their personal life, or even climbing mountains. People want to know … Read more
It’s day three of our perilous climb up The Northwest Pillar of the Central Pyramid in the Aksu Valley, Kyrgyzstan. My Russian climbing partners, Dima and Jula, whom I had just met three days prior, and I are sore, tired, and out of provisions. The only thing keeping us going is the hope of reaching … Read more
Words have power. They can change who you are, for the better or for the worse. If you want to improve your life, the right word can help make it happen. Trust me, I’ve been doing it for years. Six years ago, I started making one word a year my focus word, internalizing it and … Read more
