You’ve learned how to make million-dollar decisions. But leading your wife the same way? That scares you. And it’s costing you real intimacy. All of life has a way of shaping us, and then we often repeat the same patterns until we get a wake-up call. There are learned behaviors that help us get what we want. Then there are false identities that helped us learn how to cope. Here’s the truth most men miss: the reason you’re not getting the love and intimacy you want with your wife isn’t her...

Wholehearted Leadership is back this coming Tuesday and I'm honored to bring you five conversations at the intersection of identity, marriage, and vocation. Lyle Wells — President of Integris Leadership, executive coach, and a guy who's been fired twice and learned to hold his purpose tightly while holding every position loosely. We talk about why life is a series of sprints, not a marathon. Steve Cuss — Founder of Capable Life and author of Managing Leadership Anxiety. Steve helped me see...

It was not that long ago that Jessica and I were sitting at home during the summer, quietly wondering when we would get to take our family on vacation. It was one of the hardest and darkest seasons of our life. Now we are thrilled to be able to dream, plan, and adventure together. It is one of our core family values that we created: how do we not increase the footprint of our home, but intentionally create more adventures? At the same time, for the last sixteen years we have made...