The Compelling Life of Francis Mesina
The Story of Francis A young girl of Sicilian heritage, met and married a young Hoosier named Louie Miller. Together, they worked hard...
Life Planning Guide
Using resources from Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dale Evans, Living Forward by Michael Hyatt and Daniel Harkavy, Choose the...
Coaching Transformation, Collateral Consequences, and Personal Mission
Aware Of The Way Things Are and The Way Things Could Be About ten years ago, I decided to quit coaching tennis. Well, I almost quit. I...
Attention Residue
Attention Residue In a study conducted by Dr. Sophie Leroy at NYU participants switched tasks and had their performance measured after...
Just a Cold Dark Night on the Side of Everest
Sharks, Bulls, Planes, and Everest I’ve seen and read a lot about the experience of climbing Mount Everest, and I can understand and...
Second One Word
Why One Why Word Last year, I asked myself why. Inspired by Evan Carmichael’s book, Your One Word, I started thinking about the real why...
Andy Dufresne Mentality
“Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.” This is the tagline for one of my favorite movies, The Shawshank Redemption, which...
Belated Letter From the Future
Hey there, Thom of 2008! How’re you doing? No, wait. Let me guess. You’re living the dream. Well, you’re right. But ten years from...
Breathe and Be Quiet
Stillness, Silence, Simplicity Calm. Tranquility. Peace. Those things would be nice, wouldn’t they? Life is crazy busy and we can...
Separation, Restoration, Celebration
Lost and Found The fifteenth chapter of Luke has three stories that teach us about separation, restoration, and celebration. These...





















