What do you do to nurture creativity in your unique context? Hope you're all doing well.

So if you could live anywhere... Where would it be and why?

In October 2024 I hit Zero in a foreign country with four kids... and navigated a scorched earth transition to my hometown in Chicago to rebuild... coliving in a 4 generation home with the inlaws. Yet as I've continued to double and triple down on entrepreneurship I still carry the audacity to believe that life in Japan will happen again for my family... So I'm curious, what's your big dream that you still have the audacity to believe... and how can we help to get you there!

Hello Big Brains: I was recently invited to sit down with 6 hyper successful CEOs to share my testimony, and to reflect upon the pursuit of "purpose" and "identity" in this world. Each of these CEOs had achieved everything that the world defines as "success"... each of these CEOs had impressive titles, world class resumes, financial independence, generational wealth, appreciable "assets" (i.e., homes, cars, fancy things), power, respect, and status... So why did they want to talk with me? Because, despite their worldly success, they felt deeply unfulfilled. To be clear, I did not know a single one of these CEOs. A former peer of mine shared my story with one of the CEOs, and they invited me to speak for two hours (they kept me for 3 hours). I also believe God gave me this unique and unexpected opportunity to encourage me during a period of transition and change in my life. If you don't know my story - here is a short summary (see "Find My Next"): God called me off of the corporate ladder that I worked tirelessly to climb for 15 years, and into a radically different purpose. God called me into outdoor ministry - not simply to lead adventures, but to help create space where hearts are formed, priorities are reordered, and lives are surrendered to Him. Here is a reflection that I wrote after my conversation with these CEOs. I hope it offers encouragement. ***** Over the past few months, I’ve had the privilege of sitting across the table from CEOs - men and women who have reached what many would call the summit of success. Impressive titles. Influence. Financial freedom. Resumes that command instant respect. As I’ve shared my own testimony, many have opened up in return. And in more than a few conversations, I’ve encountered something unexpected: restlessness. A quiet disorientation. An unspoken question beneath the surface - Is this it? Success answers many questions. But it does not answer the deepest ones. So I’ve begun asking something simple: “Who are you when you’re not the CEO?”

Doesnt Mean You Can't... Some wandering third shift entrepreneurial brain thoughts you may enjoy