Resilience is often compared to a muscle. Just like any muscle in our body, it needs to be exercised, stretched, and sometimes pushed to its limits to grow stronger. This memory popped up from seven years ago to the day when this muscle was put to the test in ways I never imagined. We were crossing ... Read More »
Travel
Conquering the White Wilderness: Running a Marathon in Antarctica… on a Ship
In the realm of extreme challenges, running a marathon in Antarctica stands out as a pinnacle of endurance and determination. Now, imagine tackling this feat not on solid ground, but on a ship amidst the icy expanse of the Southern Ocean. This is precisely the adventure I embarked upon—a marathon on ... Read More »
If you get a chance to do something this exciting, take time off work and go do it.
My wife, two boys and I took the opportunity last week to go to Poland and help with the refugee situation. We raised almost $60,000 and used it to deliver $10,000 worth of medicine and $7,000 worth of tourniquets into Kiev, provide $15,000 of household supplies, food, clothing, toys, and medicine ... Read More »
How to keep your kids occupied while you work from home
Your company just suggested you work from home and your school district just closed because of Coronavirus. Now, everyone is home and you are trying to figure out what to do. I posted this blog on our personal website two years ago while our family was traveling around the world for a year. Given ... Read More »
First-World Problems
I walked out of a meeting and while getting into the car, I dropped my iPhone. “Sh*!” was what immediately went through my mind as I noticed the screen was cracked. I was frustrated and upset. Then, I remembered what my ten-year old son said to me after I asked him what he learned from traveling ... Read More »
Take a Year Off & Travel the World
Want to Learn How? Chances are you read the headline and thought, "I would love to do that but…." Then, came up with a bunch of reasons why you can't. Between June 2017 - June 2018, my wife, two boys (ages 9 & 11), and I spent one year on the road traveling through 29 countries with most of ... Read More »