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To instill a degree of discomfort and caution, on the highway, a caution sign alerts the traveler to the need for care and attention. For navigating the future, cautionary tales serve a similar purpose. The warning is timely. Our humanity could be lost. There are undoubtedly dangers in an unknown and uncertain future. We need not be at the mercy of the unfolding of possibilities. Conscious engagement entails attention, energy, and intelligence as well as the will to reject forces that undermine the human spirit. Successfully navigating the future will require our full conscious engagement.  -- Wendall Wallach

As Wallach illustrates, we all exist along one of the various routes in life that demand our conscious engagement. My greatest hope for your visit to this website is to portray a continually advancing leadership philosophy that provides context and understanding of my life’s journey. It may also highlight vital junctures along the path. It also gives a demonstration and framework for where I will continue to explore in the future which might help you rediscover a lost or undiscovered route in your life. My belief is that leadership is a development element and characteristic of our authentic selves on interdependent relationships of connectivity to actively facilitate and leverage adaptation or evolution to challenging opportunities while designing sustainable and resilient environments of growth in today's globalized world.

Change, in short, is ever present; but today, the disruption is ceaseless, and our established comfort zones are merely illusory constructs without a firm basis in operational reality. However, often it is when we push boundaries and find some measure of comforting acceptance of the area adjacent to our comfort zones that we begin to grow and develop a significant level of resilience. Salvatore Maddi's (2004) extensive research on resiliency identifies three components of resiliency behaviors: commitment, control, and challenge. Nassim Taleb's (2012) analysis presents that antifragility is beyond resilience or robustness. This emerging dichotomy is a central point of the conversation and discussion that life requires us to engage in, both, personally and professionally. Developing such strategies and mindsets does not present without some inherent risk. The fear of potential risk allows for the dangers of paralysis to counteract our efforts for growth, success, and survival, especially in our adventures and expeditions into the unknown and uncertain world. It is necessary for us to identify and develop areas of marginal gains or continual process improvements in which we can practice, explore, and experiment with taking measured risks and challenging ourselves and organizations.

Mountaineering and finding adventure in our physical environment remains a distinct way for us to embrace resiliency and develop antifragile abilities and capacities. When climbing or exploring, our reliance on thoughts, impressions, feelings, systems, or technology can dilute human responsibility and, ultimately, human control. The stakes and potential ramifications of proceeding down such a road are high and certainly overshadow the desirability or benefits accrued. The tension is whether we, humanity as a whole, can direct our destiny or whether our desires and intentions already submerge in the tsunami of emerging possibilities. We cannot fully conceptualize or simulate reality, and the illusion that we can ultimately predict or control human destiny is naïve. Historically, acknowledging and embracing the unpredictability of human existence has been a sign of wisdom. There is no reason to believe that has changed.

My leadership vision is that leading may come in many different forms, have multiple facets or perspectives, and defined in some unusual ways. Leadership is a function of our social system. The definition of influential leaders is not the results of their leadership but how others perceive the environment that their leaders create. Ultimately, leading becomes about allowing for spaces and climates that cultivate and care for people. Fostering and building sustainable environments is not only a vital part of leadership, but it is a massive responsibility that is centered on people first.

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As a raconteur and a bard at heart, my passion is that we all have a story -- a narrative that defines us -- who were are and who we want to be. As a professional, I am thrilled by the idea of being able to hear, embrace, and share stories with the world.

I believe that people are capable of incredible things when they have the help and support they need. Every great vision is achieved one step at a time.

I love being there for every step of the way.

My sole purpose in life is to try and help people, to inspire others, and to satisfy a relentless pursuit of exploration. Embracing a strong sense of discovery in creative pursuits—finding the extraordinary in the ordinary, the new in the old. My continued passion is the constant drive for the best or nothing and is evidenced in my work and commitment to excellence while making a positive difference in the world.

My goal is to enable people to manage their talents, skills, abilities, and recognize opportunities for success. All challenges are opportunities to find and maintain forward momentum, and foster a culture where people are empowered to serve others. One great lesson I learned as a child is that all great leaders are servants first.

"Leadership does not require a mastery of people,

but dedicated service, compassion, practice, and purpose."