You leave work and drive your gorgeous, expensive German sedan home. You pull into your three-car garage and walk into your gorgeous expensive home. You go upstairs, take off your gorgeous, expensive watch, shoes, and clothes, and put on something more comfortable. You grab your phone and walk into your…

I began my reinvention in federal prison. Not the most auspicious place, but it’s where I was, and there wasn’t much I could do about it. Accepting my circumstance was a form of freedom; within that freedom, I saw an opportunity. There’s plenty of time in prison, and I was…

Complacency is the destroyer of dreams. When you’re complacent, you suck the joy, purpose, meaning, and fulfillment out of life. Complacency is tricky; it sneaks up on you before you know it. Let’s say you have a workout routine, and let’s say you’ve been doing the same exact routine for…

What didn’t make it into my book? I wrote about a million words to create the 52k that make up “Blank Canvas, How I Reinvented My Life After Prison.” As Stephen King once said, “Kill your darlings, kill your darlings, even when it breaks your egocentric little scribbler’s heart, kill…

Henry Ford’s assembly line roared to life on December 1, 1913. It wasn’t the first assembly line ever produced; Ford took inspiration from slaughterhouses and grain mills. It was, however, a revolution in the automotive industry. The car’s chassis was pulled down the 150-foot line by a chain conveyor, and…

What’s your deepest fear? What’s your deepest desire? I’m curious if they are one in the same. I know for me, behind my deepest fear was my deepest desire. And my former deepest fear came true this week. My memoir, “Blank Canvas, How I Reinvented My Life After Prison,” received…

The “When I, then I…” trap. “When I lease that new BMW, then I’ll be happy.” “When I join that club, then I’ll be happy.” “When I earn 250K, then I’ll be happy.” Have you said any/all of these? Have you pursued and accomplished these goals? First, congratulations, you know…

If you’re ready to create something new in your life, it’s imperative you understand this vital fact: The blueprint that got you where you are today is not the same blueprint that will get you where you want to go. The blueprint you’ve followed in the 1st half of your…

A friend once told me, “You’ve completely reinvented your life from scratch.” She’s right; I did. Here’s a super short synopsis of my reinvention: Corporate High Flyer Arrested by FBI 2 Years Federal Prison Lost Everything Divorce Health Scare Suicide Ideation Connected w/ my Worth Connected w/ what I wanted to create TEDx Speaker/Keynote Speaker Best Selling Author (next book…