Shark Theory

got poked by a cactus trying to do my sister a favor, and it turned into one of the clearest lessons I've had in a while about how we approach the next level of our lives. Rushing in without preparation is not boldness...

Driving back from a Baylor Bears game late at night, I found myself watching three lanes of traffic and realizing they mapped perfectly onto the way people approach their lives. The fast lane gets you there quick, but...

I met a fellow speaker named Raven Mok at the AI 2027 business planning bootcamp and she said something that stopped me cold: knowing your why isn't enough. You have to run to win. In this episode, I break down the...

I watched a clip circulate from a business plan bootcamp I spoke at, and it got me thinking about how many people will build a beautiful plan, save it as a PDF, and never open it again. In this episode, I break down the...

I spent time watching freight trains roll through the Colorado countryside this week, and what I saw stopped me cold. These massive machines have to back up before they can move forward, burn enormous fuel just to get...

This is part three of my Colorado trip recap, and one of the highlights was getting out on the golf course. Golf has become a real passion of mine over the last couple of years, and playing in a new environment has a...

I just got back from a trip where every time I tried to photograph a stunning view, I realized I was missing the actual experience. That moment cracked something open for me about how we move through life, our goals...

I just got back from hiking Palo Duro Canyon and the Rocky Mountains with Bear, and something kept hitting me out on those trails. Bear had never been to either place, but he moved with total confidence because the...

I took my dog on a 12-hour road trip from Dallas to Colorado Springs instead of flying, and it turned into one of the most clarifying experiences I've had in a while. There is something you cannot get from a bird's eye...

I just got back from a road trip with Bear through Colorado, and what struck me most was how ready I was to work when I returned. That got me thinking about what a reset actually is, and the original definition stopped...

Preparing to speak at the 2027 AI-powered business planning bootcamp gave me a front-row seat to what separates teams that win from teams that just show up. In this episode, I break down the specific things this...

There comes a point in every season of growth where you feel it: this situation no longer fits. In this episode, I get honest about the moment I walked away from a long-standing client relationship that no longer...

I caught myself listening back to my own episodes this weekend, and one small comment about putting things on the calendar stopped me cold. It deserved its own conversation. In this episode, I dig into why 'one day' is...

Most of us treat adversity like it's always happening to us, but I've been digging into this topic for my new book and the truth is far more confronting than that. There are two types of adversity: the kind life throws...

A buddy showed me a $4,300 bottle of wine, and my first reaction was the same as yours probably is right now. But what he explained about why that wine is worth that much stopped me cold and made me think about how I'm...