For over two years, I spent almost every day with SI's leaders and staff, its business operations, its financial situation, its struggles, its problems, its turmoil. Here’s what really happened.

Look at every adventure - whether it's moving to a far away place, changing jobs, or taking a long trip, with realistic expectations. Even set a low bar, so you're likely to exceed your expectations.

We're still on the 30-day road trip! In the previous newsletter, I talked about two lessons learned from the journey. Here are the remaining three!

Travel tip: make your drive part of the adventure, not just a way to get from 'point A' to 'point B'.

Hemingway died over 60 years ago. But he’s still part of pop culture. Who in our culture today is going to still be relevant 60 years from now? I don’t know. But Hemingway still is. One reason, I think, is because he was a badass.

In a twist on the first Getting to Yes principle: it's not 'separating the person from the problem,' but rather, 'the person is the problem!'

To be clear, there is nothing wrong with optimism! It’s just at some point, ‘optimism’ turns into ‘fantasy.’

In this newsletter, I’m combining sports and business, focusing on my lessons learned on why working sports into business is a good thing. I’ll share my practical ‘real world’ experiences (good and not so good!) over the years. 

In this newsletter, I'm focusing on the overlap between law and business from a practical 'real world' perspective. Here are five lessons I learned in moving from a lawyer to a business deal maker.

If you want to be successful, you learn from all the bad shots and poor circumstances, and keep coming back for the next 'round.' We persevere!