Archive for October 2018

Recently, Lee Cockerell and I hosted a one-day mastermind event in Orlando. Twelve people from around the country joined us to discuss opportunities and challenges they have in their business. Even though I help Lee host the event, I know I walk away learning more than anyone else. Here are six lessons I learned during…

In the last episode, Jason Swenk joined the Jody Maberry Show to talk about being recommendable. Now, Jason returns to ask me three questions. What was my scariest moment as a park ranger? You will have to listen to the episode to hear this story. But I will tell you there was one night where…

Jason Swenk was recommended as a guest by Aaron Walker. I mention that because I turn down nearly all requests to be a guest on the podcast. Since most episodes are just me, there simply is not room to have many guests. Usually, if I have a guest, it is already someone I know and…

Recently, I had the pleasure of spending a couple days exploring Glacier National Park with some friends. During my time in the beautiful mountains of Montana, I noticed a few things. Of course, I am going to share what I learned with you. Here are the lessons from Glacier National Park; Everyday is a gift…

Recently, I  returned from the Ultimate Travel Writer’s Workshop in Austin, TX, hosted by Great Escape Publishing. I team up with Great Escape Publishing to host their podcast, Great Escape Radio. While I was at the Workshop, something big happened. The 20th anniversary of the day I moved away from my hometown of Peoria, IL…