Posts in Inspiring News

Entrepreneurship is a challenging endeavor filled with uncertainties and risks. Amidst the ups and downs of building a business, entrepreneurs often seek validation for their ideas and accountability to stay on course. Entrepreneurial communities provide an environment that offers both of these essential elements. In this […]

The entrepreneurial journey is a dynamic and ever-evolving process. To thrive in the world of business, entrepreneurs must constantly adapt, learn, and acquire new skills. One of the compelling reasons why entrepreneurs should join an entrepreneurial community is the wealth of learning and skill development opportunities […]

Entrepreneurship is often depicted as a solitary journey, with individuals courageously venturing into the unknown to build their dreams from the ground up. However, in reality, the path to success is paved with challenges, uncertainties, and a myriad of decisions. This is where the power of […]

A Wealth of Resources: Why Entrepreneurs Should Join a Community Entrepreneurship is a thrilling journey filled with opportunities and challenges. As entrepreneurs strive to turn their ideas into successful businesses, they often encounter roadblocks that require innovative solutions and access to valuable resources. Joining an entrepreneurial […]

The Power of Networking: Why Entrepreneurs Need to Join a Community Networking is often described as the lifeblood of entrepreneurship, and for good reason. As entrepreneurs embark on their journey to turn their innovative ideas into successful businesses, they quickly realize that they cannot do it […]

5 reasons why entrepreneurs benefit from joining a community! These communities can provide support, resources, and networking opportunities that are crucial for success in the world of business. Here are five reasons why entrepreneurs should consider joining a community: Networking Opportunities Entrepreneurial communities often consist of […]

Having a coach can provide entrepreneurs with a valuable source of guidance, support, and expertise. They can help entrepreneurs navigate challenges, maximize their potential, and ultimately achieve their business objectives more effectively. Here are 6 reasons why you need a coach if you want to pursue your purpose and create a successful business.

Are You Missing Out? A life transformed by personal development is a sight to behold. (Blog 6 in a series of 12) There are moments in life where we need to fly solo. It can be something we look forward to, or something we dread. In […]

Redefining Possibilities A life transformed by personal development is a sight to behold. (Blog 5 in a series of 12)   Ahhh… the dream life. We like to close our eyes and imagine it, right? I don’t know what yours looks like, but mine is a […]

Crystal Clear A life transformed by personal development is a sight to behold. (Blog 4 in a series of 12)   When was the last time something came into your life that made you wonder? For me, it was the concept of clarity. When we begin […]

7 Ways I overcame Depression Anyone who has followed my story knows that I had a severe battle with depression.   For many years I held back from speaking my truth and sharing my true feelings. I hid my depression from everyone I knew and loved.  […]

How to Transition In Life With Peace Life is full of transitions.  In fact it all starts when we have to make the transition from the wonderful and peaceful life of pre-k childhood, where our days are jammed pack with playing with our Hot Wheels / […]

How To View Challenges With Peace Along our journey though life we are faced with many challenges and obstacles.  For the majority of people, challenges are thought to be negative.  The idea of difficult challenges often stirs up fearful thoughts, thus fearful emotions, and ultimately negative […]

Setting Deadlines To Reach Your Goals     When talking about chasing down our dreams, productivity is a vital topic that must be discussed.  The skill of productivity needs to be mastered if we want to make our dreams a reality. If you are struggling with […]

How to build better relationships by being curious. If you want to build better relationships, relationships that bring joy, hope, energy, happiness, and love; continue to read this blog.   We have all heard the phrase:   “Curiosity killed the cat.”   This was something often […]

Use This Method to Get Present and Motivated to Manifest Your Dreams   Do you want to learn how to learn from the past, create a vision for the future, and live int he moment? If yes, keep reading this blog for a process that works. […]

Your miracle is on the other side of fear   We are all on a journey through life and via our journey we will encounter pain & happiness, failure & success, fear & love.   While reading this first sentence, if you find yourself identifying more […]

A Course In Miracles identifies that there are only two ways to live: We are either living in Love or We are living in Fear   Through my journey in life, I spent years and years living a majority of my life in FEAR.  The fear […]

As I was working through the daily lesson in A Course In Miracles and recording my thoughts to send to my spiritual accountability partner, I had this profound game changing thought start dancing through my head.   It was dancing around like I just won the game […]

    Be Present!   Not that kind of Present!      I know for some of us it is already the holiday season and we can’t get presents, egg nog, holiday movies, and bright shinny lights off our mind, but I want to talk about […]

I hear a couple things from almost every client I work with:  “I just go through my day reacting to all these things happening around me and I don’t seem to execute on the things I need to be doing.” “I have a plan for the […]

  As most of you know, I am a huge fan of A Course in MIracles     The teachings in this spiritual framework have had a profound impact on my life and I can honestly say they played a role in my comeback from severe […]

All of the amazing posts on social media, supporting Nike, supporting racial equality, and featuring Colin Kaepernick has me thinking about an amazing influential and powerful individual who has made it his life’s work to fight for human rights.   Dr. Richard lapchick is a human […]

      We all want to be rich……     [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d93oGsPjQ_A[/embedyt]   but the reality is that we are already rich with the most beautiful and important type of currency, the universe’s currency of time.  No matter our race, religion, sex, or educational background […]

“The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.” ― Eleanor Roosevelt   I speak with a lot of people who feel stuck and are unsure of the next […]

When the Golden State Warriors decided that they were going to build a dynasty, they didn’t look at their roster and say:  “ahhh, we were 23-43 this season, so we are good for next year. Maybe the guys will step up and win it all next […]

  Who is Lu?   I’ll tell you who I am! I am you and you are me! You see within us all is a common thread that ties us together in this human experience. Feelings—emotions! Feeling love, feeling fear, feeling joy and even feeling pain! […]

What is your Word?   I know I probably need to explain in some more detail before you can actually answer that question.  I do this all the time in my relationship, “Hey KK, did you do that one thing?”  You can image her frustration when […]

Have you ever heard something that flipped a switch inside your brain that sparked ideas and insights that created a powerful sense of enlightenment? A comment that someone made that lit a fireball of ideas inside your body that created an internal necessity to take action? […]

Since I was a little kid I was obsessed with growth.  It started with the hope that someday I would grow to be 7ft tall so I could join the Chicago Bulls and carry on the tradition that Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen built.  I was […]

I had the most amazing conversation with one of my peers this weekend about fear.  As we strolled through downtown Phoenix, we explored the definition of fear, the cause, the result, the positives, the negatives, and how to handle fear when it shows up in our […]

How to Create a Dynamic Morning Routine   How we start our day can have a massive impact on the energy we transmit to the universe.  If we fill our body with jelly donuts and our mind with junk T.V., fearful news, and the rabbit hole […]

“If you’re not making someone else’s life better, you are wasting your time.” This quote floated around my head as I stared blankly at the TV in a zombie like psychosis.  After getting off what felt like a 72 hour conference call (It was only 2 […]

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1D-KoUkz9CY[/embedyt]   Tales of the mysterious Fountain of Youth have been spun for thousands of years dating back to 5th century BC.   Books and movies have entertained us with the search for this illusive magical fountain that would heal illnesses and restore youth to anyone […]

I had just gotten back from my Pursuit of Passion trip and my hair was looking a little raggedy.  I needed a haircut so I scheduled a walk in at my favorite barber shop in Tempe, AZ, Electric Haven. As I walked in I was greeted […]

GET BACK ON THE HORSE: To return to or resume an activity that one has previously failed at, had difficulty with, or which has previously caused one harm.  Erin Phelps is literally & Figuratively getting back on the horse.  I have had the honor of knowing Erin since I was a young man as her brother is one of my best friends.  Erin has a contagious, dynamic, and […]

“You Serve the Best, By Doing What You Love the Most”   I believe the above quote best sums up the lesson I learned from an absolutely amazing person that God hand selected to put in my path while exploring the woods and mountains of North […]

We All Have A Story, Share Yours   Throughout our life we are constantly challenged with obstacles that seem to be placed in our path at the most inopportune times, or so we think.  At the time in our journey that we are facing our life […]

Open-minded:             willing to consider new ideas; unprejudiced. Sometimes the greatest gifts we receive in this life are presented to us when we break down the wall and open up our mind and heart to something that we once rejected.  All […]

I am sitting in a Coffee Bean, sorry Starbucks, in Scottsdale and preparing to write a blog article about my 30 day challenge.   I start scrolling through the list of Character Traits that I identified in my 30 day challenge, read about my 3o day […]

    Below you will find updates from May 27th – June 6th of the 30 day challenge.  Instead of bombarding my subscribers email inboxes with blog post daily, I decided to let a few days pass and now I am posting this update about the […]

give verb (used with object), gave, given, giving. .to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to place in someone’s care:   A big turning point in my Pursuit of Passion trip, and ultimately what started my shift in thinking that resulted in some amazing transformations, […]

love  an intense feeling of deep affection. “babies fill parents with intense feelings of love”  a person or thing that one loves. “she was the love of his life“ Love is such a powerful force. In fact, I would argue that Love is the most powerful […]

grate·ful feeling or showing an appreciation of kindness; thankful. “I’m very grateful to you for all your help” Even though the Chicago White Sox lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks today, I thought I would write my post about how grateful I am for having an amazing […]

Definition of dependable :  capable of being trusted, reliable, or depended on   When I was first diagnosed with cancer at the age of 19 it felt like my world had been completely rocked and sometimes even shattered.   At the time my entire focus was […]

HONEST hon·est free of deceit and untruthfulness; sincere. “I haven’t been totally honest with you” morally correct or virtuous. “I did the only right and honest thing” I started off my Pursuit of Passion unsure of the true purpose of my trip.  I had originally thought […]

While I was on my Pursuit of Passion and traveling all around the United States I was fortunate enough to met so many amazing people that had character traits that I was both in awe of and to be honest, a bit envious of.  After traveling, […]

One of my goals in my Pursuit of Passion was to do things that were out of my comfort zone.  There is just something powerful when you try something new, something uncomfortable, and something that challenges your feeling of normalcy.  So……….this was why I made the […]

  Cruising into Denver, Colorado I asked the Universe for two things:        1. Please don’t snow, I really dislike the snow. & 2. I hope my boy Tyson is free to hang, I really want to see Tyson. I am happy to report […]

For the past 18 years or so I have lived with an array of fearful thoughts setting up camp inside my brain.  Really……I hate camping and now I have the most destructive thought process roasting marshmallows and making S’mores all while enjoying “Camp Allen.”  I mean […]

My entire trip I have allowed my energy to take me in directions I previously would have steered away from.  As my car has taken on miles and miles along this journey, I often have taken Left turns that turn into the Right decision (did you […]

    Have you every loved someone so much that when the relationship ends it feels as if you can’t breathe?   Have you ever missed someone so much that you would do anything in the world to just have 10 more seconds with them?   […]

    When you meet someone that has a special energy you can sense it in your soul right away.  You usually are not sure what or why, but if you are open enough to find out the reason, it can be life changing.  When I […]

There are a lot of us in the world that have passions.  Some of us chase them down and try to do them for a living, some of us do them as hobbies, some of us never realize what that passion is, and then others know […]

I walk up to my car, parked on 25th street between 2nd avenue/3rd avenue in Manhattan on Wednesday, ready to take the drive from NYC to Boston.   I hit my unlock button and nothing happens.   “Hmm,” I think to my self.  “I wonder if […]

  I can’t even explain the rush of emotions that run through your mind, your heart, and your soul when you visit the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C.  Being an emotional spirit, I knew I was going to have to prepare myself for the experience I […]

Dunk Rebound Another Dunk Another a flying Elbow to the face a few more Dunks several shoves in the back while trying to get a Rebound and about 100 more Rebounds! The above is my memory of mine when I think back to my attempt at […]

DIVINE APPOINTMENT: A divine appointment is a meeting with another person that has been specifically and unmistakably ordered by God.   Divine appointments are the Universes’ way (Gods) of steering us into a specific encounter or experience so that we can serve a greater good, play […]

  “I, the surfer, am—myself. The body with which I surf in the sea symbolizes the soul, with which I “surf” in God. The sea is God. The beach is the approach to God. Surfing is the experience of God, or the spiritual life.” From Peter […]

One of my goals along this journey is to read more books and when I say I want to read more books, I actually mean I want to listen to more audio books on Audible.  OH HOW I LOVE YOU AUDIBLE!  I started off my journey […]

I was lucky enough in college to be roommates with one of the greatest  teammates and the best people you could possibly ever meet, Shawn Redhage.  While Shawn has been in Australia tearing up the Australian basketball league with MVP’s, championships, and even Olympic appearances; his […]

As I was pulling into Nashville, TN I knew that one of the most special ladies I have ever met had some roots in the Music City.  I decided that I was going to shoot a message to Coach Dar, Darleen Santore, and ask her for […]

Some people search their entire life to find that thing they love.  To find that passion that fills their heart and feeds their soul.  Then there are people like Sage Kimzey, who was born into the Cowboy life and has cherished every minute of it.  I […]

As I am rolling into different cities I am spending some time on Social media in search of places to visit and passionate people to hopefully meet up with.  So here I am sitting in a Hampton Inn Parking Lot, ready to black out my windows […]

“Hey, are you taller than Phil Jackson?” Well, that is an odd question when you are purchasing some chocolate milk at a gas station market. “I believe we are the same size, but I am way better looking,” I answered with a joking grin. The man […]

“If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward,” Martin Luther King Jr. I walk down Beale Street in Memphis, TN with sounds of music ringing in […]

Along my Journey I have been trying to work on quieting my mind and finding some peace, as often my thoughts run wild and continue in a loop.  Over and over again I replay decisions I have made, opportunities I have not taken, love that has […]

This one will be short and sweet! Yes, I will throw in a Walter Payton reference any chance I can get! So one of the reasons for writing this blog is to provide myself an outlet to release feelings and emotions that in the past I […]

So I rolled into Houston, TX, home of James Harden (Go Sun Devils), with high hopes.  This was going to be my last leg in Texas and I was hoping to leave the Lone Star State with a bang. On my first day I walk into […]

                    Austin is a city that I have always wanted to visit.  I would often say “If it is good enough for Lance Armstrong, it is good enough for me.”  Well, I said that years ago, so we […]

So I find myself parked outside a CVS in Austin, TX at 11:45pm crying in my car.  Negative and some dark thoughts were racing through my head. Can I keep doing this trip? Why am I not good enough? How can I move forward when I […]

I headed into San Antonio for a special occasion. I was headed into town to surprise two of my former players, Nick Allen and Lucas O’Brien both members of the University of Texas San Antonio basketball team.  Both of these guys played for me and hold […]

During my Pursuit of Passion, my plan was to focus my energy on trying to find passionate people, interview them, and then do their passion to document the experience.  A familiar phrase started ringing in my ear “everyone has a story.”  This exact saying has held […]

During my Pursuit of Passion I am hoping to meet some passionate people, interview them, and then take part in whatever it is that they love so much.  In my plan I am hoping to learn and grow from other people and then share it with […]

Today I had an amazing experience with a very passionate and spiritual healer in the amazing healing state of New Mexico.  Yesterday I was talking with a friend in Arizona, who is originally from New Mexico, and I was telling him about how I was looking […]

med·i·ta·tion ˌmedəˈtāSH(ə)n/ the action or practice of meditating. “a life of meditation” a written or spoken discourse expressing considered thoughts on a subject. plural noun: meditations “his later letters are intense meditations on man’s exploitation of his fellows” Day 1 of meditation, a success.  Well I […]

What makes someone passionate?  Why are some people passionate about something and others have no interest?  I have always wanted to take a trip around the United States and find people that are passionate about something and ask them a simple, yet complex question. Why? Why […]

As I often do, I was searching through Facebook, Instagram, Youtube and Google looking for inspiration.  Something that was going to speak to me and something that I could relate to my life.  While I was searching, I went to a crutch that I often look […]

The Journey to Chase down your passion can be a tiring, frustrating, and stressful journey.  No matter how passionate we are about something, the journey is filled with excitement and adversity.  These ups and downs often are valuable experiences that teach us some of life’s most […]

As I often do, I was searching on Google for inspiring stories of others who have chased down their passion in life and those who are currently on their journey of pursuing what they love most.  While I was researching, I came across the title for […]