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Over the past three days, I've participated in a FranklinCovey 7 Habits of Highly Effective People training course in partnership with the US Army. As the Army values building individual resilience, growth, and development, they have partnered up with FranklinCovey to offer training to chaplains throughout the military. Stephen Covey's landmark book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People was released in 1989 and has gone on to sell over 40 million copies around the world. It is regarded as one of the most successful books in history; it is a NYT Bestseller, and it has been called the most influential business book of the 21st century. High praise for a book filled with “simple” concepts.

Wed, September 28, 2022, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM PDT on Zoome

Resilience is often defined as the ability to bounce back from a difficulty and is a critical tool in the workplace and in life. But new research in post-traumatic growth suggests that individuals and employees have the capacity to do more than simply endure difficult times. In this session, Dusty will argue that adversity is not merely something to survive but can be a critical catalyst for growth. Attendees will leave with practical tools to help them face adversity in their own life as well as lead others through turbulent times.

Going from 0 to your first $100k. Tuesday, September 20th, from 6-6:30pm (Pacific time). This is a FREE Zoom workshop where we’ll share some of our experience (and some real facts) building a real business that pays our real bills.

Exactly one year ago this month, we burned our boats.

In the aftermath of my father's unexpected death, we spent the following weeks wrestling with all the usual things that come in the aftermath of tragedy. One of the things we wrestled with was the often cliché concept of not knowing the hour. My dad died at 68, which means the midpoint of his life occurred sometime in his 34th year. I was 35. Cecily was 33. It hit us that we might very well be in the midpoint of our own lives. So we decided to take stock of the things we've always wanted to do that we have been putting off. We realized we had been putting those things off because we were comfortable.

A few months ago, Rich asked me to give him some feedback on a new book he was writing: The Wise Investor. At a surface level, the book is about personal finance, but the lessons contained within expand beyond where to invest money and instead serve as a pathway for seeking mentorship, clarifying values, and exploring what it means to live life on your own terms. That book has now been released as an eBook, where it has been a daily bestseller, and the hardcover edition is available on pre-order through Amazon.  

When I was a kid and an adult asked me what I wanted to do or be when I grow up, I never said I wanted to be an entrepreneur. I would say I wanted to be a veterinarian, or an airline pilot like my dad, or the first female president of the United States (that always got a smile). But fast forward 20 years and an entrepreneur is what I am. I started freelancing at 24 and here I am still working for myself ten years later. Somehow I made it work. Even though I didn’t know what an entrepreneur was (probably couldn’t even spell the word) in grade school, that’s what I am today. And I have come to believe that everyone—yes, even you—is an entrepreneur. I know this because at the end of the day, we are all working for ourselves.

Skull & Bones Society co-founder and facilitator Dusty Breeding is heading over to sunny Tampa, Florida, to present on resilience and post-traumatic growth—appropriate content given the events of the last two years. The workshop is entitled, The Practice of Adversity.

One of the areas where we focus our coaching and development is in helping couples relate to one another better. Because when relationships improve, families improve, communities improve, and the world improves. Are you part of a couple? Know someone who is? You won’t want to miss our next couples workshop, called The Garage, on Sunday, April 10, 2022, from 5:30-7:00pm.

Kick start your Daily Check-In practice today with the Seven Day Check-In Challenge.

From my vantage point (running the slides), I heard attendees share about moments from their past—both positive and painful—that contributed to who they are today. I was reminded of the way values emerge sometimes in mysterious ways and carry tremendous impact on our identity and the way we relate to others. We learned about the two kinds of values: Terminal (where you’re going) and Instrumental (how you’ll get there).