I am currently spending a week volunteering in Haiti. This is the first service trip to the developing world that I’ve personally been part of since 2009. Once I return next week I will post stories and photos here. When I think about this trip I’m reminded
Read more →Over the past two and a half years I’ve asked everyone from high school students governors through executives at fortune 100 companies, “What is leadership to you?” The most common answer: “Ummm, I don’t know.” I’m not surprised. Modern leadership theory is muddled with contradictions, double-speak, and
Read more →I spent three crazy years traveling the world. Tomorrow, I am speaking in a 30 minute conference call for the American College Personnel Association (the ACPA) on how to be an awesome global citizen. I’ll be sharing two of my favorite stories, one from Northern Thailand and
Read more →Find six minutes to watch this video. I promise you’ll be glad you did. I think about this all the time. You will too.
Read more →If you have three minutes, I recommend watching this video. I think about this clip all the time. Though Bobby McFerrin’s demonstration is cool, what really gets me is his offhanded remark at the end. He says, “Regardless of where I am, anywhere, every audience gets that.”
Read more →Only a few moments in my life have gone on to change my worldview. One of them took place in Thailand. I remember the exact moment: I was sitting at the campfire in a small village. We were all sharing a beer and telling stories from our
Read more →My first brush with how surreal globalization is came in Beijing, China. Despite China’s notoriety for keeping Western hedonism at bay, Beijing has incredible nightlife. One night I visited a club called Banana with a few friends. I’m not much of a club guy, but Banana was
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