I've been on TV, radio, podcasts and even had the honor of being interviewed by the New York Times. But nothing quite matched the thrill and nervous excitement I felt when I learned that the New...
My first book, Living with a Seal, started as a blog. I didn’t know what I was doing, but I knew I wanted to document the experience. It wasn’t until a couple of years later that I realized I ...
Thanksgiving has always been a time for our family to come together, share a meal, and express gratitude for the blessings in our lives. But it's not just on Thanksgiving that we try to gathe...
I’ve got a quick parenting hack to share, one that I stumbled upon thanks to a neighbor when I lived in Brookhaven, Georgia. My son Lazer used to play across the street with another little boy,...
Does Anyone Know Barbara Davis?
During my senior year in college, I needed just a few more credits to graduate—three, I think. Anyway, my friends suggested I take the public speaking class. They described it as an easy A, no-b...
Just give me 18 minutes a day. That’s all I ask, and I can make you really good at something. I used to believe that to excel at something, you had to dedicate your entire existence to it. P...
Q: What's the hardest thing about biking across America with 10 guys? A: Planning it! This past Spring, I rode across the country on a bike with ten friends. People have asked me about this ex...
Wouldn’t it be cool if there was a way to make a song play when someone opened your email? If such a technology existed, I’d have programmed today’s Free Swim to play the intro for Monday Night ...
First, a big shoutout and congratulations to Taylor, my incredible creative director, for finishing the Hennepin Hundred this past weekend! That’s right—she ran 100 miles straight. When I think ...
Several years ago, I began training for a 100-mile race named The Last Man Standing. The rules were straightforward enough – every competitor had one hour to finish a 4.2-mile loop, and at the beg...
Several years ago, spring was in the air, and I knew it was time to sign my son Lazer up for little league baseball. It was going to be his first season. Childhood memories flooded back as I ran...
My hair's been my thing forever. My hair is like Fonzi’s leather jacket, or for my younger audience, it's like Timothée Chalamet's cheekbones; something instantly recognizable, a signature featu...
In 1992, I decided to take on the challenge of running my first marathon. I forget the exact reason I signed up for it, but I do remember that none of my friends wanted to join me. It was a solo...
Something happened a few months ago that got me thinking about the essence of teams and how we often underestimate the silent contributors. Lincoln and Charlie, two of my sons, were part of a tr...
The voice on my Waze app sounds like a guy with a deep, soothing voice. I picture Barry White. I honestly don’t know how he got there. There used to be a woman with a British accent that, honest...
Don't Quit: Embracing Seth Rogen's Insight on Perseverance
Two weeks ago, I wrote about Unforeseen Doors of Opportunity. It was about being able to look beyond immediate obstacles and apprehensions, to see setbacks as possible pathways to something richer...
Years ago, I was inspired to create a unique type of watch. One that doesn't tell time. Yes, you heard that right... a watch that doesn't tell time. Instead, it's just numbered one through 36...
Unforeseen Doors of Opportunity
I’m sure you’ve heard the expression, “Money’s no object.” It’s a nice thing to say. But sometimes, we let money, or the lack thereof, get in the way of getting ahead. When I’d started a busines...
As an entrepreneur, I've learned that to be successful, you have to think differently. You have to be willing to take risks and pursue unconventional ideas. This is what I like to call irratio...
To save yourself the time and expense of attending seminar sessions or conducting a deep dive into your strengths and weaknesses, consider asking yourself a simple yet powerful question at every s...
I think the year was 1995 when I got a potential career changing opportunity. It was fire! I got hired to do a rap recap of the NBA playoffs for 40 games in 40 nights, which basically meant I ha...
I believe that everyone should live on a monastery. Or is it at a monastery? I never know. Anyway… Our greatest superpower is being in tune with our intuition, but it seems like technology has s...
Recently, a friend of mine was in an unhappy place. Normally, he was an upbeat guy, fun to be around, but he was in a prolonged funk. Life had become an uphill climb, and he couldn’t see the top...
As many of you know, my wife is Sara Blakely, the inventor of Spanx. I could list a bunch of other accolades, but all you really need to know is that she’s had a remarkable career, she’s the most ...