I am an avid weight-lifter and casual jogger. I write (just copyrighted a country song lyrics and have written 12 more). I adore traveling. I live to help other people succeed. And, when, they let me, I adore hanging out with my high-school teenagers.

Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl. Broken Open by Elizabeth Lesser. Anything Malcolm Gladwell writes. The Bible.

SIA, “Day Too Soon;” Joni Mitchell’s remastered 2000 version of “Both Sides Now;” anything by Matt White, Blues Traveler, Aaron Ivy, Band of Horses. Love Cannon in D and ShadowFeet. “All for You” by Sister Hazel. “Far Away” by Nickelback. Anything from “Wicked” and “Boy from Oz.” Two favorites of all time: “Someone Like You” by Van Morrisson and “Landslide” by Fleetwood Mac and “Legacy” by (I forgot her name).

Fascinating people. Eloquence. Openness. New ideas. Cooking. Smart movies. Causes that really help make a difference to someone, even one person.