Day 76 | The 7-40 Challenge I started reading Seth Godin's Tribes this morning. Early in the book, he draws a line between managers and leaders that I haven't been able to stop thinking about. Managers make widgets. Leaders make change. Managers manipulate resources to get a known job done. Leaders create change they believe in. I've … Continue reading Nobody’s Going to Tell You to Go
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1,200 Letters
Day 62 of 280 | The 7-40 Challenge In A Million Miles in a Thousand Years, Donald Miller tells the story of the first time he met Bob Goff. Miller and his friends had been paddling through an inlet somewhere near British Columbia when they came across a house tucked back in the water — a … Continue reading 1,200 Letters
The Little Things She Remembers: Gratitude Sunday and 27 Years of Small Holy Moments
Day 32 of the 7-40 ChallengeSunday, February 1, 2026Gratitude Sunday - The Thank You Campaign I'm taking every Sunday this year as an opportunity to express gratitude for a person, situation, or memory that has influenced me in a positive way. Today's subject: my beautiful bride. The Memory I Forgot We were driving to lunch … Continue reading The Little Things She Remembers: Gratitude Sunday and 27 Years of Small Holy Moments
The Rules That Make Excellence Possible: Day 27
Day 27 of the 7-40 ChallengeTuesday, January 27, 2026 I'm reading Carmine Gallo's book Talk Like TED right now, and in Chapter 1, he asks a question that stopped me on my walk this morning: "What makes your heart sing?" The answer came immediately: Being a husband to to my bride. Being a father to my son. … Continue reading The Rules That Make Excellence Possible: Day 27
Day 22: When Comfort Became the Enemy (And Why I’m Grateful For Discomfort)
I'm reading "Your Best Year Ever" by Michael Hyatt, and today a quote hit me like a punch to the gut: "When it comes to meaningful achievement, comfort = boredom." Let me be clear about something: I wasn't bored with my life. I love my life. I love my family. I cherish the time I … Continue reading Day 22: When Comfort Became the Enemy (And Why I’m Grateful For Discomfort)
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