Four Years Along the Trail of Change
Milestone Post / A Reflection Essay Blog post 180 is longer than usual. It's a 3,000-word look at how four years of blogging, hiking, and leading have shaped the way…
Vulnerable Moments: Things You Don’t Post Photos Of
The past two weeks have been a whirlwind of activity including leading four hikes. Training up to eight clients in a day. Sitting for a neighbor's dog for two days.…
Bridge the Confidence Gap: From Desk Doubts to Trail Trust
For several weeks I've been reflecting on how widely different I feel on the trail and at work. Why can I feel so totally in control in one area but…
Building Sustainable Habits with Dr. Cobb’s Strategy
Building sustainable habits is easier when you understand how to "win the day" both vertically and laterally. Inspired by Dr. Cobb’s Sustenance course in the Z-Health curriculum as well as…
Wins: A Week of Wi-Fi Woes, Wildness, and Wisdom
Sometimes the most memorable weeks aren’t the ones that go smoothly, but the ones that test our patience, resilience, and creativity. This week, a four-day internet outage forced me to…
One Coach’s Practice: How to Build 5 Good Habits
When people think of a coach, they often picture someone who has everything figured out. But coaching, at its core, is less about having the answers and more about committing…
What Steller’s Jays Teach Me about Caring
Wednesday evening, the drama outside my home office window had nothing to do with the many fabulous hiking experiences I’ve been enjoying all spring. It was all about birds, in…
How to Rest and Reset after a Big Push
I’ve had two extraordinary weeks of high output—leading two Mountaineers seminars, taking online classes, accepting new clients, birding and hiking with inspiring people, watching seeds of change take root in…
Beyond Miles: 5 Ways to Match Your Hike to Your Goal
Hikers usually concentrate on the following metrics: distance, travel time, pack weight, and total elevation gain. But if you want to improve your performance on the trail — consider five…
Lessons from the Nest: On Collaboration and Compassion
Spring nesting season always draws my eyes upward. Towhees, chickadees, and tree swallows flit back and forth with twigs, spider webs, and moss, building carefully, imperfectly, urgently. Males are in…