Conviction
Recently I was on my way home from a trip and was on a layover in Chicago waiting for a connecting flight to Des Moines. We were in the small plane section of the airport and the food options were...
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Don’t Be Sad It’s Over
I was blessed to get to take a trip with the fabulous Amy Recker’s family this past week in Robbinston, Maine. Other than the bug situation, it was a wonderful time of catching up, playing a ton of...
Milestones and Moments
The Recker family is in a season of milestones. Big moments. Jace just completed his check ride to become a Private Pilot. Just to answer the most frequently asked questions- yes, he can now fly...
Remembering
Today is Memorial Day. A day that many choose to go to the cemetery to pay their respects to loved ones who have transitioned from this earth into the next life. A day that people will choose to...
First In, Last In
How do you start your day? How do you end your day? What is your routine? What is the first thing you see when you open your eyes to begin the day before you? The day that is truly a gift. I want...
You Are Now Free to Exit Your Comfort Zone
Recently I have had the opportunity to do some training on a new airplane (new for me). I am used to flying a rather basic plane. I feel comfortable in it. I know how it will respond to the inputs...
False Urgency is the Enemy
Beware of the false sense of urgency. How do i know this? I struggle immensely with it. It is that voice in my head that says that all time needs to be productive. All tasks need to be...
What is your 15?
Did you win today? Did you win just now? How do you even know? How do you measure your day? When do you decide that you have won? And how does that affect you going forward? Tough questions,...
Accumulating Experiences Vs. Things
I am a thrill of the chase kind of guy. I have only recently understood this within the past year or two. Maybe you are as well? What gives you more joy? The process or the end result? How do...
Then What?
In this life we have many transitions. We have many steps in our journey. And all roads lead to where we are right now. Did you know that? Your life where you are right now is the sum of all of...
Simple ways to #WINtheNOW
What are you being called into right now? What is that thing that is on your mind constantly but you just keep pushing it back? What wakes you up at night pondering what if? And where do you think...
#WINtheNOW With What We Have
I found out what poverty looks like. In the United States. In the shadow of the most magical place on earth. In a place known as "The Nightmare Before Christmas." How is this possible? How is...
#WINtheNOW in the Quiet
Where is your quiet place? Where so you go to recharge? To listen? To contemplate what might be next? Where do you go to be still and know? Maybe I should be asking a different question. Do you...
Rest- What Does it Even Mean?
Rest. That word brings up all kinds of thoughts and emotions when it is uttered. For most of us, to be quite honest, it is a foreign concept. How many of you grew up with Sunday dinners and...
#WINtheNOW and Looking Forward
As I sit here this morning looking at the mountains of Park City sitting by the pool, I am thankful for the now. I am thankful for this week that I have been blessed to spend with my family. I am...
So What Does All This Mean?
I am someone who doesn’t sit still very well. Can anyone relate? I am constantly plagued by thoughts of needing to be productive with my time. And it is tough because I really am quite productive...
The False Sense of Urgency
I wrote a book! I never thought those words would actually be true. And to be quite honest, without COVID and a shutdown of my office that forced me to get really introspective, it likely wouldn't...