Can you think back to one of your favorite gifts as a child? What image pops up first? What memories come rushing in with that image? For me, it was a box of crayons. Not the standard 16-pack everyone else had. This baby had 64 unique colors ready to create a masterpiece — with the built-in sharpener! While this was a relatively affluent home and I had plenty of toys and gadgets—including the classic 80's Atari, those honestly were afterthoughts. This box right here was what my dreams were...

'Bout time I give a synopsis of my book, yeah? Here’s how I look at productivity. It’s not about maximizing your potential; it’s about optimizing your impact. Being busy means nothing. Being balanced and effective? Now we’re talking. So here is your ultimate (but abbreviated ) guide to six commonly overlooked principles that will help you optimize productivity. Gratitude Feeds You and Frees You. To have clarity in your purpose, you must be clear on what you’ve been given. EMBRACE a new...

It's always basketball season at our house. Kelly is 6'4" and I'm 5'10" so you can bet we've got some ballers in the home. Two have graduated so we're not spread as thin between all their activities, but our two youngest play on four separate teams when basketball season comes around. That's a lot of games to attend and a heck of a lot of practices to drive to. But they love it! At our youngest daughter's game last year I witnessed something you'd only see at a 6th grade girls' basketball...