You must cross the hard valley's to reach incredible sunrises. Six weeks ago, I set a new standard: wake up early, read, journal, train....

What entering a new decade taught me about progress, identity, and unfinished business. An adventurer reflects on the next chapter, the...

07-11-2012 Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar Afghanistan Early Morning Following a rocket and mortar Attack By: J. Stephen Donaldson  ...

I remembered something from my past yesterday. Not a vivid memory, more of a feeling. Its this sense of being fully locked in. Fully...

There’s a mindset I wrestled with this morning, and it begins with an old Stoic truth from Marcus Aurelius: “You may block my path. You...

There’s a difference between collecting wisdom and owning it. I noticed it yesterday as I stared at the bookshelves in my office. There...

“The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.” – Marcus Aurelius This morning I stood on the edge....

We live in the age of noise. Sensational headlines. Outrage. Instant gratification. But some voices—some truths—cut through the static...

Overwhelmed, a focused office worker navigates towards their vision. Some days I wake up lit on fire by the vision I’ve created: a...

When I look back on the seasons of my life where growth came fast and deep, I always end up in the same place. It's early-before the sun....