Gosh, I might have just dug myself into a deep hole with that title. I’ll see if I can climb my way out. No promises.

I’m passionate about coaching. I’m passionate about what coaching can do for others. And, I’m passionate about how coaching, when working with someone GREAT, can be a transformational process—directly and indirectly.

This is where YOUR INPUT IS NEEDED:

If you currently work with an athletic coach, or have worked with an athletic coach at some point in your life, who you consider to be GREAT, I would love to speak with you.

I’m likely just another typical human being in search of the hack. I guess I find the search—the process—for the hack thrilling. As such, I was recently motivated to purchase Inner Excellence by Jim Murphy…

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I used to be part of a local cycling team. Every Tuesday and Thursday the team met for a 40-mile bike ride. There was an individual on the team — not the best, but certainly up there — who had a presence about him. He was a leader. When he spoke…

There’s a magical container over at the Eden Prairie Community Center. It’s abundant with little vessels key to fulfilling basic human psychological needs that fuel satisfaction and enjoyment. Every day one can go there and pick up one of those vessels, open it up…

I’m all about goals. We have to set them—firmly plant them—and then let go. Immerse ourselves in the process. Get curious about what will happen. The latter part—letting go—being the hardest part.

Every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday I swim. I’m lucky to be part of a masters swim program that has a coached practiced Monday through Friday from 6-7am. Ideally, I get to the pool deck around…

I could try to say this better. I can’t. More often than not, we just need to listen…

Last week I was working with a client. 40 years old. Vice President. Things got heavy. Emotional. “How can I still not know what I’m striving for—what I want to be when I grow up? It seems like it’s too late.”

I came. I saw. I conquered. I’m currently sitting on a plane on my way back from Denver to Minneapolis. In May, a client reached out to do a team development session with their senior executive team. At the time, I immediately said…

About 2 months ago, my swim coach came back from Australia proudly sporting a new pair of Budgy Smugglers. I had never heard of the swim suit company before and couldn’t stop laughing when…

As you move into this week, I’ll offer you this: “If you choose not to find joy in the snow, you will have less joy in your life, but the same amount of snow.” Being at choice is a powerful tool. We—you—are at choice!

In August of 2023, my wife and I bought our first home. This was a momentous occasion as the two of us were used to moving from rental to rental every 2 years or so. Home ownership has been such a wonderful experience—the pride that comes with…

On Monday, I was out for a run in Dallas, TX. When I’m traveling for work it can get challenging to find a pool. And, that’s what I love about running: all I need is a pair of shoes, some shorts, a t-shirt, and the great outdoors. There really are no excuses. Since September, I've had a heavy focus on swimming. Walking out the hotel door…

We can learn a lot about ourselves—and life—in arenas where we push ourselves physically. Last week Julie asked me, “so, do you get sore from swimming anymore?” “You know, no, I really don’t.” I didn’t think much of it at the time other than…

Phew…this one is a tough one to write. I thought the last blog was hard to get out—this one feels triple the size. Ever feel like that? You take one massive step one day when you’re feeling super motivated and then immediately tell yourself, “I’m back on track!” Then, you wake up the next day…

The last blog I post was in November 2023. That was five months ago. Life happens. Things get away from us. We put things on the back burner. And then the things on the back burner seem to be a figment of our imagination…

My older son, Ezekiel, looked so cool going to daycare today: jeans, his “fast” running shoes, a blue long-sleeve shirt, and a tan long-sleeve shirt tied around his waist. Julie, my wife, added the tan shirt to his wardrobe right before…

I don’t know what I’m about to write because I still haven’t completely made sense of it. And, maybe that’s why I write—to help me solidify my thinking. We could call this Evoking Transformation because that’s where it all stems from. I could call this Susan Carlisle because she…

This summer we enrolled our older son, Ezekiel (2.5 years old), in Soccer Shots—"a children’s soccer program with a focus on character development.” Secretly, Julie and I are priming him for the Premier League. Nah, Range resonates with us a bit more. It’s been fun picking him up from daycare on Mondays and asking…