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I believe gratitude is the fuel that allows us to be gritty, they are deeply intertwined. I find most people think of grit as mental toughness—the ability to push through pain, adversity, and uncertainty. But I think true grit begins in a deeper place…it begins with our perspective, our philosophy. When we’re grateful for what…

Some of the toughest people I know in this world are also the most gentle. Unfortunately, gentleness often gets confused with weakness in our country. We associate strength with being loud, standing our ground, defending our reputation, or making sure we always get our way. But that’s not the case! Gentleness isn’t the absence of…

When I was in high school, my girlfriend’s father was best friends with a guy named Doug Collins. Doug was the head coach of the Chicago Bulls during Michael Jordan’s early years, and the two remained close friends. I usually refrained from asking Doug questions about his career and all the cool people he got…

“Joyful is the person who finds wisdom.” — Proverbs 3:13 One of the greatest signs of wisdom isn’t how much we know. It’s recognizing how much we don’t. I’ve always found it interesting that the more someone truly understands a subject, the more they seem to appreciate how much there is still to learn. Meanwhile,…

“Bad company corrupts good character.” — 1 Corinthians 15:33 The best relationships don’t just make us feel better. They make us want to be better. There is an old saying, popularized by Jim Rohn, that we are the average of the five people we spend the most time with. Think about that for a moment.…

We are all investors. Some of us invest in stocks and bonds. But every one of us is investing something far more valuable every single day: our time, our energy, and our attention. We invest in our careers. Our health. Our marriages. Our friendships. Our families. Our faith. And just like investing money, the small…

A few years ago, the Port Washington 12-year-old Little League team did something that hadn’t been done in more than 60 years: they won a state championship. But what caught my attention about this story was what their coach did half-way through the year. Their coach noticed what so many of us probably notice in…

We spend so much of our lives leaning into tomorrow. What needs to get done. What could go wrong. What we’re trying to accomplish. Where we need to be next. And of course, we have to think about the future. We should plan, prepare, dream, and build.  But we can’t become so consumed with tomorrow…

A few weeks ago, I ran 100 miles through the mountains of Colorado.  I ran the famous ultramarathon called the Leadville Trail 100.  An accomplishment I have been chasing now for many years…ever since I lost my toes, ironically. You start the race at just over 10,000 feet above sea level and then climb over…

Saturday, somewhere in the middle of the Leadville 100 run, I experienced God in a way I’ll never forget.  Leadville is an out-and-back race, which means at some point you begin crossing paths with the runners ahead of you as they make their way back. I had been struggling the first 40 miles. Really struggling! …