
Illestrating “Bling”: An Interview with the Artist
No doubt that one great work of art can teach us more than reading a hundred books. Since art promotes visual thinking, increasing engagement, and is straight-up fun, it was a no-brainer to add custom pics to Bling. I call the art Illestrations, cause they are dope representations of the most important messages in Bling...

Design An Ill Chill Meditation Space (Plus An Inside Look at Mine)
Every morning I wake up at 5 AM, put on my slippers, get out of bed, and walk down a flight of stairs to my basement. In the corner of the room, I see my meditation area with a space heater blazing. I slide off my slippers to step into my sacred space barefoot. I...

How Does Meditation Help Athletes?
More professional athletes are using meditation to sharpen their mental edge. Why? Our understanding of top performance is transforming. What used to be all about lifting and nutrition is now adopting a mental health approach. As science discovers more about how the body works better when the mind is at its peak, then the shift...

Check Out The First Chapter of My Upcoming Book, Bling
Bling’s first chapter was downloaded into me from the universe. Initially, I thought it was for a speech, so I read it at a youth conference. Since the reaction to the intro was so deep, I knew it was more significant than a speech — it was a story. So I sat some more, picked...

Marijuana, Mushrooms, and Meditation
With the legalization of weed in 33 states, the recent decriminalization of psilocybin mushrooms in my home state of Colorado, and even ambitious entrepreneurs going on ayahuasca retreats, people are looking for quick ways to cut through the ego’s BS and taste what exists beyond. Killing your ego is beneficial, but how you do it...

How to Legit Control Your Thoughts
As a serial entrepreneur who has built, operated, and sold multiple businesses, I’ve won and lost my fair share of clients. It’s part of the game. Winning clients feels great. Losing them, not so much. It’s scary. My thoughts used to immediately go to a scarcity mindset that if one client left, all would bounce,...