Cultivate Courage Blog

As I have been on this journey of exploring fear and courage over the last five years I have thought of quitting more often than I care to admit. This being an entrepreneur and small business owner is something I have never felt equipped to do. As I look back there is...

Other than struggling to find clothes that fit in any mainline store or not fitting into airplane seats, first world problems for sure, I don’t know that I have ever been discriminated against. Today is the day we celebrate the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. This was...

Things were not going well. I was frustrated, angry, confused, and disappointed. Many years ago I had the good fortune to play on the Christian basketball team Athletes in Action (AIA). I have written about some of my experience with them before. The emotions in the...

Last week I was blessed to attend probably the greatest learning experience conference of which I have ever been a part. First of all, SCORRE 2015 was held at the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort in the mountains in Colorado so the setting was beautiful. Regardless of...

Have you ever had that thing happen where you get something new and, suddenly, you see that new thing everywhere? As an example, you buy a new red car and then you see red cars everywhere. In fact, this phenomenon is often called “Red Car Syndrome.” Another form of it...

When I started my speaking business a few years ago I may have had some very unrealistic ideas in my mind of the impact I would have. I used to think about speaking to audiences of hundreds or maybe even up to a thousand or more. That is something I still dream about...