I just returned from my annual Executive Leadership Expedition with the National Outdoor Leadership School. As usual, I am filled with inspiration and humility before the mountains, the people I was with, and the totality of the experience. And I feel inspired to share a bit of that with those who honor me by reading…
I just returned from a 6 day ‘Executive Leadership Expedition,’ sponsored by the National Outdoor Leadership School into the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming. I was one of fourteen middle aged adults, making a significant commitment to ‘unplug’ from friends, families and communities, and leave civilization for a short while to join others on an…
“It’s so hot out there, the rattlesnakes wear sombreros and carry canteens.” This is how one of the U.S. Forest Service wildland firefighter described a firefighting environment into which he was being sent. I recently returned from helping to lead a National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) leadership course designed to be part of the curriculum…
-Do you often feel overwhelmed with managing the details of your complicated life? -Do you never have enough time? -Do you get anxious if you haven’t checked the news, your email, or your cell phone in a number of hours? -Do animals (other than pets) and insects and dirt fill you with anxiety or disgust?…
