Claudia and I love planning and setting goals this time of year. Together, we take a fresh look at what we’re doing and the direction we want to go. 2013 certainly has definitely had its ups and downs for us so we’re excited about…
Claudia and I are excited to announce that we’re expecting our second child in May! We couldn’t be more thrilled and feel like it’s an enormous gift and blessing. After we got married, we waited 7 years to start a family. Looking back, that…
This past weekend we were supposed to have our winter concert for our music school. We were expecting about 150 people and had been working towards it for months. There were a lot of moving parts to the event – rent the facility, find…
We started this blog two years ago as we embarked on a quest to live more purposeful, intentional, and exciting lives. A lot of amazing things have happened since then as we pressed forward in the adventure of life. We’ve connected with many great…
It’s great to have people we look up to, a person who is doing something we want to do and someone we can follow. They can be an incredible source of knowledge and inspiration. It’s one thing to read their books and follow them online.…
Recently, I was listening to one of my favorite podcasts, The Read to Lead Podcast, where the host, Jeff Brown, had author Chris Brogan on the show. Jeff asked his guest, “If you had to narrow all the business lessons you’ve learned down to…
This past weekend, Claudia and I moved. It was a local move, about 20 minutes from were we were before in the Philadelphia area. Everything went really smoothly thanks to all the friends and family we had helping us. With with a change like moving comes…
It’s so easy to put off actually being the person we want to be. We think that we’ll be able to be that person down the road, after we have more experience or credibility. For a while, I used the excuse of my age and…
Making a decision is empowering. It gives us ownership. It gives us clarity. It gives us authority. Too often we skirt around really committing to something. We fear being wrong. We fear failing. We fear being confronted. Or we fear being disliked. If we…
This coming Wednesday, October 30, 2013, will mark eight years since my mother died from cancer. While I miss her more now than ever and would have loved more time with her, I am so grateful for the 25 years I did have with…
