The best piece of gear we each have is our bodies. And I want mine to last. I want to be that 80-year old woman who’s still skiing (just like I want to be that 80-year old couple in the park in Paris.) Every single time I find myself out running, skiing, mountain biking – […]
Can An Entrepreneur Run a Business, Stay Sane, and Be Fit at the Same Time?
Today’s episode is a bit about perseverance. It’s about getting into something and sticking with it (we talk about running, but it’s a metaphor for anything). It’s also about recognizing that we all have crazy. There is no avoiding it. But we can hang on tight and try to have a fun ride. I talk […]
Can An Entrepreneur Run a Business, Stay Sane, and Be Fit at the Same Time?
Today’s episode is a bit about perseverance. It’s about getting into something and sticking with it (we talk about running, but it’s a metaphor for anything). It’s also about recognizing that we all have crazy. There is no avoiding it. But we can hang on tight and try to have a fun ride. I talk […]
Comparing Fear Thresholds with a Ski Mountaineer – a metaphor on life
I think today’s episode will change the way you tackle projects that scare the hell out of you. It did for me. Whether I’m mountain biking, skiing, prepping for a client presentation, a speaking engagement, or even just a difficult conversation, inevitably, something makes me nervous, if not downright panic-stricken. And then I ask why […]
Trail Running: Overcoming Suffering and Achieving Elephant Moments
Listen now: I’ve blogged about Rene Unser, today’s podcast guest before. The amazing events she and her team produce are a great illustration of how to integrate story with customer experience. This photo shows her doing what she loves, greeting every race finisher with a pom pom toting finish line hug. Today, I’m pretty excited […]
Trail Running: Overcoming Suffering and Achieving Elephant Moments
Listen now: I’ve blogged about Rene Unser, today’s podcast guest before. The amazing events she and her team produce are a great illustration of how to integrate story with customer experience. This photo shows her doing what she loves, greeting every race finisher with a pom pom toting finish line hug. Today, I’m pretty excited […]
Will a Better Mountain Bike Make Me a Better Mountain Biker?
Listen now: Years ago, I was out on a mountain bike ride in the Methow Valley with a group of friends when one of our riders broke his chain and we all gathered around scratching our heads wondering how to fix it so he could get himself out of the wilderness. Different jerry rigs were […]
How To Travel Together and Stay Married
That year I spent in Paris as a college student, I decided to go to Italy for Spring Break. I would have gone by myself, but ended up going with a guy I knew because he was planning on going as well. This made me feel better ten days seemed like a long time to […]
Taking a Month Out of the Ordinary Without Taking a Month Off
Yesterday I walked into a kitchen store and asked for a spoon sharpener. The patient woman behind the corner looked back at me and with great hesitation, asked, “couteau?” (knife) The communication thing can be quite humbling. Yes, yes, yes, we are looking for a KNIFE sharpener. I don’t remember being a toddler and having to […]
Fighting Monkey Brain and A Primer on Backpacking in the Mountains
With Powder Matt Mosteller Listen now: Download now It happens to the best of us. We get excited about an idea. We jump into it with frenzy and ambition. We might not be properly prepared. We are in over our heads. It’s a theme many of us are familiar with, perhaps in our lives, perhaps from […]
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