A couple of weeks ago I went to Wyoming to climb Devils Tower. It’s been on my list for a while and so I was excited to be able to join Charley Mace, Felipe Tapia Nordenflycht, and Karen Williams (some of the best climbers and guides I know) for some perfect late summer sending. The […]
For the last several years, my friend Greg has invited me to be a part of a retreat for CEOs that he puts on in Beaver Creek, CO. It’s a fabulous event, and I learn so much from being around Greg and this exceptional group of leaders. During the retreat, I am often invited to share some […]
In 2007, I wrote my second book, The Adversity Advantage, with the help of my friend and resiliency expert Dr. Paul Stoltz. This year, Paul joined us on the No Barriers Podcast, as our first Alchemy Series guest, where he pretty quickly asked us something along the lines of, “Hey, what will your COVID story […]
Charley Mace put it perfectly, “you don’t have to go far from home to have an adventure.” On Monday, he took me out to the Mission Wall in Clear Creek Canyon to climb Gneiss Roof (AKA: Nice Ride), where we lucked out with no crowds and had a blast. To access the climb we crossed […]
Zhang Hong is training to be the first blind person from China to summit Mount Everest in 2021. He reached out to me looking for encouragement after facing skepticism and critics in his home country. I faced similar doubts when I announced my intention to climb Everest back in 2001. I was not ignorant, nor […]
Cancer is awful, and it recently took my friend, Jim Kwok, way too soon. Jim was a devoted husband, caring father, hard-working business leader, and a courageous fighter. I will always admire how he chose to live his final days demonstrating the power of positivity and gratitude for the good and simple things. He used […]
When an injury, illness, or sudden life change derails us, our natural response is to curl up and retreat from the world. But it’s when we harness adversity and step into the storm that it becomes possible to recover, and even come out stronger. Meet Jill Wheatley – a true Alchemist. In 2014, Jill was […]
A couple of weeks ago, my son – Arjun, and I took a trip to Capitol Reef in Utah to celebrate his 18th birthday. The teenage species doesn’t seem to express themselves with words, so it was a treat to see Arjun in action on the trail. Joining us were my friends, Bob and Jordan […]
Happy Father’s Day to my dad who has always been there for me. When I was growing up, he worked a very busy schedule on Wall Street, leaving each morning at 5:30 AM. But he still managed to make it back for every wrestling match I ever had. And as a blind kid, his deep-Marine […]
This is an extra special father’s day. My daughter hit an important milestone – today, Emma turns 20 and leaves her teen years behind. Welcome to adulthood, kid! Emma, family, and I are going to celebrate up in the mountains, swimming in our favorite snow-melt lake. A few years ago, Emma and I were asked […]
