Everyone Has A Story
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 […]
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 […]
Where It All Started… I grew up in Malta, Illinois, a small town (actually it is a village) 2 hours outside of Chicago. The population was about 800 people, not including cows, horses and sheep (which would have made it the 2nd largest city in […]
“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 […]
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 who […]
Two of the many big breakthroughs I gained from my “Pursuit of Passion” trip was the immense value my soul gained from consistent meditation and my introduction to “A Course in Miracles.” The entire purpose of Chase My Passion is to shift the energy of […]
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 […]
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, […]
“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 […]
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 […]
Share Your Story For A Chance To Win $100 Will Smith once said “the key to life is reading, because there isn’t anything in this world that we could be going through that someone else hasn’t already gone through and written a book about.” […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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; […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
“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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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? […]