This past weekend I got older. So, I had to do something special. I got to celebrate my birthday and I was blessed to be able to go to a nice steakhouse in Charleston, South Carolina. I had one of the best filet mignon steaks that I have ever had. But as I was eating it I had a strange thought. What’s the real difference between fast food and a great steakhouse? At a fast-food restaurant, the goal is simple: get you in, get you served, and get you on your way. It’s convenient, but it’s not...

One of the toughest men to ever walk the earth, David Goggins, wasn't always that way. Before he became the David Goggins the world knows today, he was overweight, out of shape, and drifting through life without much purpose. Then everything changed. Goggins lost 100 pounds in just three months to become eligible for the U.S. Navy. He went on to complete some of the most demanding military training in the world, including multiple Hell Weeks, and became a Navy SEAL. He has run eight 100-mile...

I was sitting at my desk at my insurance job, thinking about chiropractic. Google kept showing me article after article about this new discovery that had captured my attention. For the first time, I had found something I could pursue with both purpose and passion. It felt like a much better fit than insurance ever did, and even more fulfilling than journalism would have been. I remember walking into my insurance boss's office and saying, "I don't think this job is the right fit for me. I want...