Employers want people to be more ‘entrepreneurial.’ But how do you do that without actually being an ‘entrepreneur?’ Here are some of the things I learned while running my own business and how to apply them at work, even if you work for others!

Skills and Traits are both important. Skills are what you do. Traits are who you are. Skills are more easily learned. So decide who you want to be and prove it to yourself daily. Most importantly, start young. It takes MUCH longer to develop a trait than a skill!

Skills and Traits are both important. We need baseline skills to function individually and as a member of a unit or team. We also need to develop certain traits (or values), and they take longer.

Football taught me many important lessons. These hard lessons helped me in the military, and beyond. Football may have not worked out, but I am grateful for what it taught me. Most of all, I’m grateful it DIDN’T work out for me….

Whenever I speak, I usually have some Q&A at the end. I enjoy answering questions more than ‘presenting’ as it gives me a chance to interact with the audience. I really like to learn more about what others are interested in, working on, or even needing help with. One question I’m commonly asked: What advice would you give younger workers? Below is my best attempt to answer…

Fitness has ALWAYS been a passion of mine. The goals have changed along with the methods of achieving them, but ‘working out’ or ‘training’ has been a constant. In fact, in my 44 years of life, I cannot remember a time when I wasn’t ‘training’ for something. I have had varying levels of ‘fitness’ along the way. In some seasons of life, I was much more ‘fit’ than I am now. But ‘fitness’ or the ‘pursuit’ of fitness has been a constant in my life.

Of all the challenges I’ve faced, and of all the scary things I’ve done in the military as a Navy SEAL, nothing prepared for the challenge of leaving the SEAL Teams and NOTHING was scarier than leaving the ‘comfort’ of the military for the unknown of the ‘civilian world.’

Not EVERYTHING I learned in the SEAL Teams applies in a business setting or to the private sector. Sure, there were LOTS of lessons from the Teams that have transcended the battlefield for me. But there are also some things that do not. Below I’ve outlined a few of the differences along with a brief oversimplification of what works in BOTH worlds…

There is power in having and KNOWING your purpose. Whether you are making a DECISION or taking ACTION, knowing your purpose is vital. As Vince Lombardi once said, “Success demand singleness of purpose.” Couldn’t have said it better myself! But what is purpose? How do we discover our own purpose? Why is it important? How does it impact our lives? Keep reading to find out…

Having an identity is crucial. Knowing who I am or who I strive to become has been instrumental in my life. But what is identity and why does it matter? How does self-awareness impact life in a positive manner. Keep reading to find out…