Honest takes. Real stories. No guru BS.
The stuff that doesn’t make the highlight reel.
Thoughts on Life is where we step outside the business—and into the mess, meaning, and momentum of everything else. Family, failure, faith, identity, aging, fatherhood, loss, freedom. The choices that shaped us. The moments that broke us. The stories we tell ourselves and the ones we try not to.
This isn’t therapy. It’s not a self-help seminar. It’s just one person, calling it like they see it. No pretending. No polish. Just the kind of honesty that’s hard to find—and harder to ignore.
If you’ve ever looked around and thought, “Is this it?”—this section is for you.
Because business is what we do. But life is what we’re building.
We compare our current mess to someone else’s finished product.You scroll, you watch, you wonder.Why not me?Where’s my win? Mikey has ice cream.Bev got the promotion.Cousin Marcus has the house, the cars, the wife, the kids, the dog. You want the postcard life. You tell yourself:I deserve ice cream too. I deserve the promotion. I … Read more
Let’s have a heart-to-heart about this whole “mindset” thing. We’ve all heard the gurus and influencers preaching about the power of a growth mindset, right? And sure—they’re not wrong. But let’s be honest, has anyone ever changed their mindset because someone told them their thinking was wrong? Mindset shifts don’t come from finger-wagging, motivational posters, … Read more
“Bad economy. Bad equipment. Bad employees. Bad customers.”That’s what I hear from almost every owner I talk to. We’re quick to blame everything and everyone else when things go sideways.Way too slow to look in the mirror. But here’s the truth: as the owner, you’re responsible for everything.The people. The pricing. The systems. Every outcome … Read more
A long time ago, I walked away from a job most people would’ve killed for. I was the International Sales Coordinator for an industrial robotics company. Good salary. Great title. Airport lounges and PowerPoint decks. Problem was—I hated it. It started with an internship. I was studying in Kearney, Nebraska when they flew me out … Read more
Everyone wants freedom. The time. The money. The control. The option to say no. Freedom Isn’t Given. Freedom Isn’t Free I spent thirty years chasing it the way they told me to—through degrees, titles, rank, and recognition. I stacked them all. None of it got me there. And I still wasn’t free. The education got … Read more