There are only so many hours in every day and only so many days that add up to a lifetime. And while we will all set alarms for 5am to catch an early flight, how often do we set an alarm so we don’t miss an opportunity? How often do we choose sleep over being […]
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Farewell Music King
As a hunter, I am intimately familiar with death and the cycle of life. I am usually able to find some peace and understanding when someone I know passes, realizing that a season isn’t a season if it never ends; a living thing isn’t living if it doesn’t die. But a recent loss caught me […]
Read MorePracticing Gratitude on The Hunt
My boys, Hunter, River and Fischer, have all brought home their “thankful” worksheets in celebration of Thanksgiving. They are thankful for Mom and Dad and trains and trucks and iPads and Legos. When you are a kid, it’s easy to make a list of things, big or small, that make your day happy and your […]
Read MoreManaging Time + Energy on The Hunt
When I’m on a hunt, I measure time from before the sun rises to the last 30 minutes of daylight. Time can be very elastic when I’m in the blind, the minutes watching a buck as he crosses my sights stretch and play out in slow motion. The hours sitting with friends fly by (especially […]
Read MoreLooking for the Next Zuckerberg
Last week at AT&T in Atlanta, I had the honor of bringing The Hunt to the Brand Innovator’s conference “Marketing to Millennials” as a keynote speaker. Millennials are Generation Y – and the Y stands for “WHY”… These are a generation of people with incredible buying power who respect transparency and relationships. They strive to […]
Read MorePrep Work
Be prepared. It’s the motto of the Boy Scouts of America and some of the best advice in the world. Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the Boys Scouts, did not merely mean to be prepared for emergency, but be ready in mind and spirit for struggle and meet with a strong heart any challenge that arises. […]
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