better human

Regret. I’ve spent my entire life running from that word. I’ve seized opportunities. I’ve tried hard. I’ve trusted myself. In each stage of life, I stop and ask myself, “Are you doing your best right now?” I am. I’m taking action, so what could I possibly regret? But what about inaction? It’s easy to not […]

I walked into the hotel gym at 4:44 a.m. Right on my heels was an older guy. It didn’t appear fitness had been a major part of his life. He was in a hurry. He knew exactly what he was doing today. He set up and flew through exercise after exercise. He left the gym […]

The robots are coming. So I’ve started writing. Yesterday, I got in a car that artificial intelligence controlled. It drove me from the airport to my hotel. While I sat in the driver’s seat, I didn’t have to intervene once. And I loved it. Artificial intelligence is about to disrupt humanity. And I’m here for […]

August 2006. It was the first physical training session of ROTC at Texas Tech University. Start time was 6am. I decided I would be the first one there. I arrived at 5am. Talon was already there. We were inseparable for the rest of college. He was in my wedding. I was in his. We served […]

Someone shared a quote with me recently that went like this: "Once you carry your own water, you will learn the value of every drop." It underpins the value of hard work. You will ever only appreciate the things you have to work for. It’s true. However, before we can carry water we need a […]