A stock photo is that: stock. Standard. Sure, sometimes they “look” polished. The lighting is always just right. And it can seem convenient when you need an image. But we are no longer just after polished, and we don’t tend to be drawn into shortcuts. The alternative is images that show us who you are,...

I know a guy who was right there at the beginning of ultralight sailboat design. When they started creating fast, fiberglass boats instead of heavy, lagging timber hulls. He would literally “shape” the boat hulls by hand, by sight. He was a prototyper. He also designed the original O’Neill logo  designed the original O’Neill logo....

When you see sirens in your rear view mirror, it tends to heighten state. We’ve been conditioned that those flashing lights and those specific noises means something is happening – be alert. It turns out, each activity we do or engage in creates an experience. And that all of these experiences can impact our state...

This weekend is about innovation. To innovate, is to create. And to create, we like a few ingredients – a certain environment. A big part of this is the crew, cohort, or collective – the people involved, “the meeting of the minds.” On Saturday, We have a one day sprint/marathon on Energy Generation and Business...

Resistance is born from seriousness. When we stall on our project, when we hold back on calling that person, when we avoid showing up the way we could, we do so ultimately because of fear. There might be a lot of other ways of describing this fear – I’m too tired, I got distracted, I...

So your car maybe can go 180km/hr… Maybe 200.. So 200 is maybe a little shaky, but that’s the potential. But to go from 100 to 200*, you need to push the accelerator down. The extra 100km/hr doesn’t deliver itself. We need to engage in order to access that potential. Well, it is kind of...

“Hey, want to go out for dinner on Wednesday?” “That sounds fun! Let me get back to you…” Sure. Sometimes we need a little time. But for a lot of people, this continually blows out. You see, we can choose to make a decision. And, we can choose to not make a decision. In the...

Learned knowledge is an attempt to overcome the future with the past. From the classroom, the text book or the literature or paper – we pop out standing tall, and bring an arsenal of facts, figures and beliefs that equip us to tackle the problems of today. This posture feels powerful. Maybe we got an...