Here’s the deal… I see the world differently than most people. For three decades I have been someone people relied upon to solve highly complex problems in extreme and often intense situations. In my time as a Firefighter, Airborne Ranger and CIA Counterterrorism Operator and Business Leader, I’ve learned one big lesson - extreme and intense is as uniquely relevant to a person as is a fingerprint.

We all perceive things differently and when we experience something significant, stressful or uncertain, we respond accordingly. In my past life, I was responsible for development of cutting edge human performance programs for the Emergency Response, Special Operations and Intelligence Community, Professional Athletes, and High Performing Business Leaders. From that work, I have dissected that how we navigate intensity, diversity and complexity at any level and in any situation dictates the outcome.

The insights we can gain from powerful conversations, provides us a greater level of awareness, an improved ability to regulate our own nervous system, and serves as a significant advantage in the behaviors that produce the results we are out to produce. Today I have the amazing opportunity to focus my attention on being a dad and developing conversations that matter for you.