“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.” Joseph Campbell One of man’s greatest fears is to die with regret. Regret is as expansive as his own potential and directly proportional to the amount of potential he leaves unfulfilled. Essentially, how much of himself is he willing…

One of our most significant desires is to connect with and unleash our full potential. We crave to stand in our power. We harbor this desire because it’s innate to us; it’s who we are at our center. We long and desire to embody and live from this place, yet…

Self-love isn’t a destination. Self-trust isn’t a destination. Self-worth isn’t a destination. My full potential isn’t a destination. Self-acceptance isn’t a destination. Knowing I’m enough isn’t a destination. Success, as I define it, isn’t a destination. They are each unique and separate journeys that run parallel to each other and…

The best gift I ever received transformed into the best day of the month for me as a kid: A subscription to Road & Track magazine. I couldn’t wait to see what was on the cover, and I couldn’t wait to pour through the pages and memorize more stats: 0–60 …

All men stand in the shadow of their father/father figure. It doesn’t matter if the father was massively successful, a degenerate, or absent. The shadow they cast is long, dark, and, without doing some work — inescapable. The examples below don’t even cut the skin; they merely illustrate the point. …

“Nobody can bring you peace but yourself.” Ralph Waldo Emerson Inner Poverty. A state of being marked by the feeling of not trusting yourself, not being enough, not being worthy, not loving yourself, and not accepting yourself. It’s a state of being that lacks mission, meaning, or fulfillment. It’s a…

“He who knows he has enough is rich.” Lao Tzu There’s nothing outside of you that will make you feel whole. Nothing. A job won’t make you whole. A partner won’t make you whole. That shiny new thing won’t make you whole. Even if you believe one of these, or…

It was early afternoon, and the subway platform was quiet. I was waiting for the R, my mind awash in the conversation that had occurred only 10 minutes ago. A conversation that the week leading up to it was filled with fear and anxiety. I had a lot to digest. …

Here is a quick tip before you invest in an online personal development course or cookie-cutter coaching program: If the highway is blocked, there isn’t a set of directions that will get you where you want to go. What does this mean? I’ll use the following example: It’s commonly accepted…