Most of us are fairly good at forgiving others. It may take a little time, a little working through the mental knots, but eventually we realize how destructive it is…

As a young father in 1999, I remember the anxiety that consumed me as the world braced for Y2K. We were told that at midnight, all technology would collapse, airplanes…

Each day, one of my most clarifying rituals is a three-mile walk along the River Bottom Trail. This daily rhythm has become my moving meditation — a place where I…

Do you think it’s possible for a couple of college students to create a part-time job charging $1,000 an hour?Absolutely. It’s not magic—it’s about where you “fish.” In The ZigZag…

A stupid man never learns from his mistakes.A smart man learns from his mistakes.A wise man learns from the mistakes of others. We recently moved into our new home, and…

One week ago, we got a crisis call from our son. He was stranded on a ledge at over 11,000 ft high on a rugged mountain peak with a torn…

Recently, someone pressed me hard on why anti-fragile is one of our core family values—and what it really means. Let me be clear: resilience is a beautiful quality. The ability…

Across my life, there have been a handful of world-class mentors who forever altered how I see the world. From a spiritual leadership standpoint, no one has shaped me more…

Throughout history, great spiritual leaders have gone to the mountains for clarity. There’s something sacred, transformative, and deeply clarifying about ascending into the stillness above the noise of life. Our…

Over the past week and a half, we’ve finally moved into our new home—a place we’ve spent the last three years carefully designing and building. It’s our haven of stability,…