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1/22/26: Take Two — A Perfectly Logical Error
A story about a perfectly logical mistake, the limits of certainty, and why asking better questions may matter more than having the right answers.
Ideas and inspiration for a more intentional, extraordinary life.
January 22, 2026
A PERFECTLY LOGICAL ERROR
My dad once told me a story about growing up in Ireland during World War II.
Out of concern that the country might be invaded, many signs were stripped of their English, leaving only the Gaelic text. The idea was simple: make navigation harder for any invading force.
After the war ended, English signs were slow to return. Most of the time, this caused only minor confusion—until international travelers began passing through Shannon Airport.
The restroom doors were labeled only in Gaelic:
Fear — men
Maighdean — women
To travelers unfamiliar with the language, the reasoning seemed obvious. Fear starts with an F, so it must be female. Maighdean starts with an M, so it must be men.
Perfectly logical. Completely wrong.
People kept walking into the wrong restroom until airport officials finally added English translations.
The travelers weren’t thinking poorly—they were thinking clearly. Their logic worked. What failed was the information underneath it.
Life is full of moments like this. Times when our reasoning is sharp, our conclusions feel obvious, and yet we’re still heading for the wrong door.
Because logic is only as reliable as the understanding it’s built on.
We don’t usually go wrong because we aren’t thinking. We go wrong because we’re thinking from incomplete information—and treating it as if it’s complete.
So perhaps the quiet wisdom isn’t to distrust our thinking—but to hold it lightly enough to ask, What might I be missing here?
Sometimes the most important course correction isn’t a better answer, but a better question.
QUOTATIONS TO CONSIDER
“It is easier to see the mistakes in other people’s thinking than in our own.”
— Simone Weil, French philosopher
“The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend.”
— Henri Bergson, French philosopher
“It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.”
— Mark Twain, American writer and humorist
“The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence.”
— Charles Bukowski, American poet and novelist
BOOK RECOMMENDATION
Same as Ever by Morgan Housel
At its core, Same as Ever is about human behavior. Housel explores the timeless forces that shape success, failure, progress, and frustration. Technology changes. Circumstances change. People don’t—at least not in the ways that matter most.
Same as Ever is a reminder that progress always comes with friction. Every meaningful pursuit has an “overhead cost”—stress, uncertainty, inefficiency, and inconvenience. The challenge isn’t eliminating these costs; it’s learning how much of them to accept so you can keep moving forward. Another great book from Morgan Housel. Check it out.
BEFORE YOU GO
This week, I’m focused on asking better questions—exploring what I might be missing—and remembering that a little inefficiency is part of the deal. I hope you find the right balance between progress and imperfection as you pursue the life you want.
Stay inspired by the life you’re living.
Kevin
1/15/26: Take Two — Sunshine and Shadows
We imagine a future version of life with fewer problems and more joy. But real happiness isn’t waiting somewhere else—it’s found in how we live, notice, and attend to life today.
Ideas and inspiration for a more intentional, extraordinary life.
January 15, 2026
WORDS TO WONDER
Sunshine and Shadows
“If you think of your future self living in a new mansion, you imagine basking in splendor and everything feeling great. What’s easy to forget is that people in mansions can get the flu, have psoriasis, become embroiled in lawsuits, bicker with their spouses, feel wracked with insecurity and annoyed with politicians—which in any given moment can supersede any joy that comes from material success. Future fortunes are imagined in a vacuum, but reality is always lived with the good and bad taken together, competing for attention.”
— Morgan Housel
PERSPECTIVES TO PONDER
One of the most subtle ways we make ourselves unhappy is by comparing our full, lived reality to some imagined future.
We picture a future version of life with more perks and fewer problems than we have now. Our imagination makes it easy to believe we can have success without cost, happiness without interruption. But as Morgan Housel reminds us, those futures exist only in theory. Real life is never lived in a vacuum.
Every life (no matter how enviable it looks from the outside) is lived with a mix of beauty and burden. Joy shares space with inconvenience. Success coexists with insecurity. Love does not eliminate worry. Even the lives we most admire still include sickness, conflict, boredom, and doubt. That’s not failure—it’s simply what it means to be human.
The mistake isn’t wanting things to improve. Growth and progress matter. The mistake is believing that happiness lives somewhere else, that it will finally arrive once the variables line up just right. When we do that, we overlook the quiet goodness already woven into our days. We trade presence for projection.
A better way to live is to hold both perspectives at once. To acknowledge the hard without letting it eclipse the good. To pursue a better future without dismissing the life we’re already living. Not because it’s perfect, but because it’s real.
My future (and yours) will come with a mix of sunshine and shadows. It always does. But so does today. And if we’re paying attention, there is almost always something here, right now, worth noticing, appreciating, and enjoying.
QUOTATIONS TO CONSIDER
1. "Tend to the small things. More people are defeated by blisters than mountains."
— Kevin Kelly, founding executive editor Wired magazine (b. 1952)
2. "If we only wished to be happy, this could be easily accomplished; but we wish to be happier than other people, and this is always difficult, for we believe others to be happier than they are."
— Montesquieu, French judge, philosopher (1689-1755)
3. "People from a planet without flowers would think we must be mad with joy the whole time to have such things about us."
— Iris Murdoch, novelist and philosopher (1919-1999)
THE COMPLIMENT MOST PEOPLE NEVER GIVE
C. S. Lewis, the author of The Chronicles of Narnia, died on November 22, 1963, at the age of 64. His passing went largely unnoticed—not because his life was insignificant, but because that same day the world’s attention was consumed by the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
Lewis was buried near Oxford with only a few dozen people in attendance. At his funeral, his friend Austin Farrer offered a simple but striking tribute: “His characteristic attitude to people in general was one of consideration and respect. He paid you the compliment of attending to your words.”
When is the last time someone truly attended to your words?
We live in a distracted world where people attend to their phones more than they do people. The result? Half-heard conversations, eyes drawn elsewhere, attention divided and diluted. We may be physically present, but mentally we’re a hundred other places.
Leo Tolstoy once wrote, “The most important person is the one you are with in this moment.” Imagine what might change if we lived as if that were true. If we offered others the rare gift of undivided attention.
In a world starved for presence, attending to another’s words is no small thing. It is an act of respect. A form of generosity. And a quiet way to set yourself apart.
BEFORE YOU GO
We’re 15 days into 2026. If you repeated the past two weeks over and over for the rest of the year, would you be content with how you lived it?
Not every moment will be productive or wonderful. But I hope you’ve already made time to connect with people you care about, tried something you’ve never tried before, or created a memory you’ll enjoy revisiting for years to come.
Stay inspired by the life you’re living.
Kevin
1/8/26: Take Two — Not Ready, Not Set…Go
We often wait to feel ready before we begin. But clarity rarely comes first—it follows action. The path forward is made by walking, imperfectly and anyway.
Ideas and inspiration for a more intentional, extraordinary life.
January 8, 2026
WORDS TO WONDER
Not Ready, Not Set... Go
"The path is made by walking."
— Antonio Machado, Spanish poet (1875-1939)
PERSPECTIVES TO PONDER
I was listening recently to an interview with Ed Sheeran, and he was asked about his songwriting process. Did he start with lyrics or music? Did inspiration come from a particular place? Did he follow a system?
His answer surprised me in its simplicity.
“I don’t really have a process,” he said. “I just do it. I pick up a guitar every day and write one or two songs.”
Then he added something even more important: most of those songs aren’t good. Some, he admitted, are downright terrible. But by writing a lot—by showing up day after day—he sharpens his craft. And every so often, hidden among the forgettable songs, something beautiful emerges.
I love that approach—not just to songwriting, but to life.
So often, we wait. We plan. We prepare. We tell ourselves we’ll begin once we feel ready, confident, or clear. We try to create the perfect conditions before taking the first step. But clarity rarely comes before action. More often, it comes because of action.
That’s what Antonio Machado was getting at when he wrote, “The path is made by walking.” The way forward isn’t revealed on a map—it’s revealed through movement. The path appears only after we begin to walk it.
There’s wisdom in planning, of course. But there’s also wisdom in starting before we feel ready. In increasing our volume of effort. In allowing ourselves to produce imperfect work, have awkward conversations, take clumsy steps, and learn as we go.
Most of what we do won’t be remarkable. And that’s okay. Because somewhere in the middle of the mess—amid the false starts and failed attempts—we begin to find our stride. We discover what works. We learn what we're capable of by trying.
So instead of asking, “What’s the perfect plan?” try asking, “What will I do today, and again tomorrow?”
Write the rough draft. Make the call. Take the walk. Begin badly if you must—but begin.
THINKING OUT LOUD
1. Busyness is the most socially acceptable form of underperformance.
2. Sooner or later, we learn that time (not money) is what we're really spending.
3. What we avoid says as much about us as what we pursue.
A TALE OF TWO KICKERS
This past weekend, the final regular-season game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens came down to the final play of the game.
The winning team would advance to the playoffs. For the losing team, the season would be over.
The game swung back and forth all night. It was a battle. And in the final seconds, with the season hanging in the balance, the Ravens sent their kicker, Tyler Loop, onto the field.
The snap was clean.
The kick was up.
And it missed.
Just like that, the season was over.
Kicker Tyler Loop after missing the kick
What followed was heartbreaking. In the days after the game, the kicker became the target of an avalanche of anger and abuse. Online harassment poured in. His fiancée’s social media accounts were flooded with hateful messages. The hostility grew so intense that the couple required security for their own safety.
One missed kick and Tyler Loop was now the most hated man in Baltimore.
Now consider a similar moment from another era.
On January 27, 1991, the Buffalo Bills were playing in their first-ever Super Bowl—Super Bowl XXV. With seconds left on the clock, the Bills trailed 20–19. Everything came down to a 47-yard field goal.
Their kicker, Scott Norwood, lined up.
The kick was up.
And it sailed wide right.
The Bills lost. Norwood and the Bills were devastated.
But what happened next is one of the most beautiful responses in sports history.
Instead of turning on Norwood, Buffalo showed up for him. Fans sent letters of encouragement. The city held a parade—not to mourn the loss, but to honor the team. And during that parade, the crowd began chanting, “We want Scott!”
Norwood, overwhelmed and unsure, was standing in the back. Slowly, sheepishly, he made his way forward. And when he did, the crowd erupted—not with anger, but with applause.
Crowd supporting Scott Norwood after his missed kick
Two kickers.
Two devastating misses.
Two very different responses.
Everyone makes mistakes. Everyone misses. Everyone has moments they wish they could do over.
The question is not whether people will fail.
The question is how we will respond when they do.
Will we pile on—adding shame to disappointment, cruelty to pain?
Or will we offer what every one of us hopes for when it’s our turn to fall: grace, encouragement, and support?
I can’t help but think the world would be a better place with more fans like those in Buffalo.
BEFORE YOU GO
We’re one week into the new year.
Maybe you’re energized—making progress and feeling hopeful about what lies ahead.
Or maybe you’ve already stumbled, lost momentum, or feel discouraged.
Either way, it’s not the past seven days that matter most. It’s the 358 days still ahead—and the one you’re living right now.
Life isn’t built in perfect streaks or flawless starts. It’s built in ordinary moments, small steps, and quiet course corrections. There’s no need to catch up. No need to restart. No need to have it all figured out.
There is only now—and what you choose to do with it.
Stay inspired by the life you’re living.
Kevin
1/2/26: Take Two — Course Correction, Not Reinvention
A meaningful life isn’t built through dramatic reinvention. It’s shaped by small course corrections—made often—that slowly guide us toward the life we want.
Ideas and inspiration for a more intentional, extraordinary life.
January 2, 2026
Course Correction, Not Reinvention
We often approach the New Year as if it requires a total overhaul of our lives. New habits. New goals. A new version of ourselves.
But meaningful change rarely happens that way.
Commercial airplanes offer a helpful reminder. After a plane takes off, it's slightly off course for much of the journey. What matters isn’t flawless precision—it’s the constant course corrections made along the way.
Small adjustments. Repeated often. That’s how a plane arrives where it intends to go.
Our lives work much the same way.
Most New Year’s goals fail not because we lack motivation in January, but because we don’t revisit them in February… or April… or October. We set a direction once and hope momentum will carry us the rest of the year. When life inevitably drifts us off course, we don’t notice—or we notice too late.
The alternative is simpler and far more effective.
Instead of asking, How can I reinvent myself this year?
Try asking, What small correction would bring me closer to the life I want to be living right now?
Improve your sleep.
Reduce screen time.
Watch less television and read more books—even a page or two each day.
Give more time and attention to your health, your relationships, your spiritual life.
Course correction doesn’t demand perfection. It requires awareness.
And the good news is this: you don’t have to wait until next January to begin again. You can recalibrate today. Tomorrow. As often as needed.
A meaningful life isn’t built through dramatic resolutions. It’s shaped through small, repeated adjustments.
What small adjustment can you take today that will help you move in the direction of the life you want to live?
THREE QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER
A New Year is an invitation to ask better questions—because the quality of our lives is often shaped more by the questions we ask than the goals we chase. Here are three worth sitting with as you begin the year:
1. Fast forward to December 31, 2026—what one thing would need to have happened for you to feel this was a good, meaningful year?
2. If you knew 2026 would be the last year of your life, how would you live differently than you did last year? What conversations would you want to have?
3. What routines, habits, or time-consuming activities are no longer serving you? Remove one that's not working and replace it with something that will help you create the life you want.
NEVER MISS THE CHANCE TO START AGAIN
A new year doesn’t magically change our lives—but it does offer something precious: the chance to begin again with more wisdom than before. I wrote a short article that explores the value in starting again. You can read it here.
QUOTES TO CONSIDER
Quote #1:
“You do not have to be the same person you were five minutes ago.”
— Alan Watts
Quote #2:
“The truth is each of us are only one or two decisions away from a more beautiful and winsome life.”
— Bob Goff
Quote #3:
“Although no one can go back and make a brand-new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand-new ending.”
— Carl Bard
BEFORE YOU GO
I hope the year ahead is filled with wonderful moments and memories you’ll carry with you for years to come.
Spend some time imagining what this year could bring—but remember, you don’t have to have the whole year figured out. You don’t need a flawless plan or perfect follow-through. You only need a direction, and the willingness to make small course corrections along the way.
If you’re looking for ideas and inspiration for living a more meaningful, purpose-filled year, I invite you to read my first book, A Life Worth Living. I wrote it as a reminder—to myself most of all—to live intentionally and to make the most of my one wild and precious life. I’m reading it again now, because I’ve learned I always need reminding to live the life I’ve imagined.
Stay inspired by the life you’re living.
Kevin
12/25/25: Take Two — A Christmas Classic That Almost Wasn’t
Some of the most enduring gifts begin when someone chooses to believe—before anyone else does. A reflection on courage, presence, and remembering what matters.
Ideas and inspiration for a more intentional, extraordinary life.
December 25, 2025
A Christmas Classic That Almost Wasn’t
In 1843, Charles Dickens found himself at a crossroads. Though he was already a successful author, his latest idea—a short Christmas story centered on generosity, redemption, and human kindness—failed to excite his publisher.
Dickens believed deeply in his vision for the book. He wanted to produce something beautiful, with high-quality paper, gilded edges, and colored illustrations. These choices raised costs and convinced his publisher the project was too risky.
Dickens believed otherwise.
So he did something uncommon—almost reckless by the standards of his time. He paid for the book himself. He covered the printing, the illustrations, the binding—every detail—because the story mattered to him. A Christmas Carol was released just days before Christmas and sold out almost immediately.
The story went on to shape how generations think about Christmas, compassion, and second chances. It has become the quintessential Christmas classic.
As this year comes to a close, maybe you felt supported and encouraged. If so, be grateful and celebrate. And if you didn’t—if encouragement was scarce and reassurance never arrived—remember this:
You don’t need approval to begin.
You don’t need perfect conditions to take the next step.
You only need the courage to move forward.
Maybe this is your season to bet on yourself.
To brave standing alone.
To bring your ideas into the world, even imperfectly.
After all, some of the most enduring endeavors begin the same way A Christmas Carol did: with one person choosing to believe before anyone else does.
THE GIFT THAT CAN'T BE WRAPPED
Most of the gifts we give this week will be unwrapped, admired, and eventually forgotten.
But one gift never goes out of style: your full attention.
Not the half-listening kind while your phone buzzes nearby. Not the distracted nod while your mind drifts to what’s next. The kind of attention that says, I’m here with you—and nowhere else.
It’s the choice to put your phone down.
To listen without planning your reply.
To sit with someone you love and be fully present—not distracted, not rushed.
Attention is rare. And because it’s rare, it’s valuable. In a world competing relentlessly for our focus, presence has become a quiet form of generosity.
Years from now, people won’t remember every gift they opened. But they will remember how they felt in your presence—whether they felt seen, heard, and valued.
This season, give what can’t be bought, wrapped, or returned.
Give the gift of being fully present.
A TREE FULL OF STORIES
I love Christmas—the lights, the music, time with family. One of my favorite parts of the season is decorating the tree.
Our tree isn’t coordinated or themed. It’s layered with memories.
Each ornament marks a place we’ve been, an experience we’ve shared, or someone we love. There are reminders of national parks we’ve wandered—Denali, Joshua Tree, and Zion. There are ornaments from our annual Delaney Family Adventures—Whistler, Costa Rica, and Ireland. And there are mementos from cities whose streets we’ve walked and stories we’ve brushed up against—Edinburgh, Berlin, Amsterdam, and Florence.
Each ornament is small. But together, they tell the story of the lives we are living.
I’ve come to believe that milestones and markers matter. They remind us not just where we’ve been, but who we were becoming along the way. Life moves fast, and without reminders, even the best moments can fade into the blur of time.
Life, after all, is a collection of experiences. And once collected, it’s a gift to return to them—to reminisce, to remember, to feel gratitude for the journey.
My hope for you this holiday season is that it’s filled with moments worth remembering. Take a photo. Save a token. Frame the memory for next year’s tree.
May your Christmas tree become a yearly reminder—not just of the season—but of the beautiful journey your life has been, and continues to be.
BEFORE YOU GO
Christmas is a sacred time for many—myself included. It’s a celebration rooted in the belief that God loved us so deeply that He chose to enter the world as a baby, so that we might know Him.
And whether or not you celebrate Christmas, I hope you have sacred days of your own—moments that invite you to pause, reflect, and remember the beauty and gift of life.
As the year comes to a close, may your final days of 2025 be merry and bright.
Stay inspired by the life you’re living,
Kevin
12/18/25: Take Two—Looking Back to Live Better
As the year comes to a close, reflection helps us turn experience into wisdom. In this issue, I explore the value of looking back—on our days, our moments, and the people who shaped them—and share a few reminders found on the streets of New York about beginning again, embracing pressure, and clearing the dust to see what matters most.
Ideas and inspiration for a more intentional, extraordinary life.
December 18, 2025
Words to Wonder:
Looking Back to Live Better
"We do not learn from experience… we learn from reflecting on experience."
— John Dewey, philosopher and psychologist
"We don't remember days; we remember moments."
— Cesare Pavese, poet and novelist
"How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives."
— Annie Dillard, poet and author
Perspectives to Ponder
As the year comes to a close, I find it invaluable to pause and reflect on all that has filled it. Reflection has a way of quieting the noise and revealing what truly mattered—and what didn’t.
Looking back helps me notice patterns: whether I’ve been paying attention to what’s good or fixating on what’s wrong; whether I’ve lived reactively or intentionally; whether my days reflect the life I hope to be living. As Annie Dillard reminds us, our lives are simply the sum of our days—and how we choose to spend them matters.
One simple exercise I return to each year is this: set aside 20 or 30 quiet minutes and reflect on your favorite moments—and your least favorite ones. Naming them brings clarity. It becomes easier to schedule more of what energized you and to gently avoid what drained you in the year ahead.
Take time to reflect on the people you spent the most time with. Did those interactions leave you feeling encouraged or depleted? Did certain relationships bring out your best—or your worst? Awareness creates choice. And choice creates change.
As Cesare Pavese observed, we don’t remember days—we remember moments. What were your defining moments of 2025? The places you went. The experiences that stretched you. The challenges that taught you something important. Reflection turns experience into wisdom—and wisdom helps us move forward with greater intention and meaning.
Some people quickly jot down a list of New Year’s resolutions on January 1. Others skip reflection altogether. I prefer a slower approach. I take the entire month of January to reflect, reimagine, and review the systems and goals in my life—asking whether they truly support the way I want to live.
Socrates famously said, “The unexamined life is not worth living.” Reflection doesn’t have to be heavy or burdensome. Think of it as an invitation to relive the moments that made you smile, grow, and feel alive.
One of my favorite ways to begin is simple: scroll back to January in your photo reel and move forward, moment by moment. It’s a powerful reminder of just how much life you lived this year—and a beautiful way to appreciate it all.
I hope reflecting on 2025 brings gratitude for the moments that mattered—and clarity for how you want to live in the year ahead.
THREE REMINDERS FROM THE STREETS OF NYC
When I travel, I try to slow down enough to notice the details—the things you’d miss if you were rushing from one destination to the next. While walking through New York this week, three images caught my eye. Each felt like a reminder worth carrying home.
1. YOU CAN BEGIN AGAIN
“New York is the end of your past and place of rebirth.”
Many people come to New York to leave something behind and start over. A past version of themselves. A chapter that no longer fits.
The good news? You don’t have to move to New York to do that.
Any day can be a reset. Any moment can be a turning point. Starting fresh isn’t about geography—it’s about choice. We can all leave the past where it belongs and begin again, if we’re willing to decide that today is different.
2. PRESSURE IS A PRIVILEGE
Pressure only exists when something matters.
If no one expects anything of you, if nothing important is at stake, if no one is depending on you—there’s no pressure. But there’s also very little meaning.
Pressure can be uncomfortable, even heavy at times. But it’s also a reminder that you’re in the arena—engaged, responsible, alive—rather than standing safely on the sidelines. The weight you feel is often the cost of doing something that matters.
3. WASH THE DUST AWAY
“Jazz washes away the dust of everyday life.”
Life gets messy. Repetition dulls our senses. Routines pile up, and before we know it, the wonder is covered in dust.
Sometimes we need to pause and clear it away.
For some, that might be music. For others, a deep conversation, time in nature, prayer, movement, or quiet solitude. Whatever does it for you, take a few moments to wash the dust away—so you can see clearly again the extraordinary things that are already happening all around you.
BEFORE YOU GO
I’ve spent a lot of time in New York. Vicky and I were married in Central Park, and we return every year.
This time, we arrived in fresh snow and 20-degree weather. That single change—snow—made everything feel different. Of all my years visiting New York, this one stood apart. Central Park—so familiar to us—had been transformed into a winter wonderland.
It was a simple but powerful reminder: sometimes one change can transform everything.
As you look ahead to 2026, consider one action—one habit, one decision, one shift in focus—that could quietly change the trajectory of your life. You don’t have to overhaul everything. You don’t need a long list of resolutions.
Sometimes, one intentional change is enough.
Stay inspired by the life you’re living,
Kevin
12/4/2025: Take Two — When Kindness Rewrites the Story
Ideas and inspiration for a more intentional, extraordinary life.
December 4, 2025
Words to Wonder:
When Kindness Rewrites the Story
“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.”
— Aesop
PERSPECTIVES TO PONDER
Two years ago, in Ferrum, Virginia, a fire broke out in a residential neighborhood. The volunteer fire department rushed to the scene and battled the blaze for four hours. The fire was contained to a single home, but that family lost everything. And as if that weren’t hard enough, it happened just a few days before Christmas.
When the firefighters returned to the station, they couldn’t shake the image of the children standing in the cold, watching their home—and everything they owned—disappear in flames. So they decided to do something about it.
They took up a collection, went shopping together, and filled their fire trucks with toys, clothes, and Christmas surprises. On Christmas Day, they delivered everything to the family’s temporary home, determined to help the family still celebrate Christmas.
As the holidays approach, crowds will grow, traffic will slow, and tempers may flare. But even in the midst of the season’s chaos, opportunities to choose kindness are everywhere. And as Aesop reminded us, no act of kindness is ever wasted.
Wishing you a season filled with kindness.
THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE LIBRARY
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
If you are looking for a book full of thought-provoking ideas and insights, I highly recommend The Almanack of Naval Ravikant by Eric Jorgenson.
The book distills Naval’s most valuable insights on wealth, happiness, and intentional living. It's a book worth revisiting often as you consider how to design a more meaningful life.
Check out my favorite quotes from the book here.
STORIES WORTH KNOWING
The Power of Initiative and the Courage to Act
History often turns on the bold, visible actions of famous leaders. But just as often, it hinges on the quiet courage of someone whose name never makes the headlines.
This week I wrote about Andrew Higgins, an entrepreneur most people have never heard of, yet a man Eisenhower credited with winning the war. His persistence, foresight, and refusal to wait for permission changed the course of history.
Higgins’ story is a reminder that impact isn’t reserved for the extraordinary few. It belongs to anyone willing to notice what others overlook, step into a gap, and take action. If you’ve ever wondered whether your actions can make a difference, this story will encourage you.
Read the story HERE
BEFORE YOU GO
Our stories change with the choices we make. Firefighters chose kindness and gave the gift of Christmas. Andrew Higgins chose initiative and helped win a war. What will you choose this week? This season? In this final month of 2025?
Stay inspired by the life you’re living,
Kevin