Happy Monday Mindset! Earlier this year, my brother Barrett and I took a week-long trip to Portugal to visit the Azores Islands.  It was a family trip; Barrett’s better half, my sister-in-law, and her family were traveling the world, and this was a long-awaited destination on their map. The trip was stunning with nature, connection,…

Happy Monday Mindset! Fifteen years ago, I spent Thanksgiving in Brazil, my first year living there.  No turkey. No football. No familiar traditions. Just humid air, broken Portuguese, and a dinner lovingly prepared by my now-wife Tatiana and her family. That night, everything felt different. I didn’t know it then, but it was the day…

Happy Monday Mindset! Last month, I traveled to Poland for a family wedding. But one unexpected detour rocked me to my core: our visit to Auschwitz. I’ve read the history books, I’ve seen the documentaries, but walking those grounds for the 2nd time, breathing that air, it shook something deeper. Not just the horrors of…

Happy Monday Mindset! In business and in life, we love to blame the macro: “The economy is down.” “The market’s weird.” “The election’s coming.” But here’s the truth—one that hit me in a surprisingly personal way 2 weeks ago in Poland: All weather is local. Let me explain. I went to Poland for a family…

Happy Monday Mindset! Last week, I revisited a place that shakes you to your core—Auschwitz. Adolf Hitler’s most famous concentration camp. No, it wasn’t easy. But leadership isn’t about doing what’s easy. It’s about seeing clearly. And sometimes, clarity requires stepping into history’s harshest truths. You see, I believe real leadership studies all of human…