The Undivided Life Blog

I will walk again.
I will sing again.
Let’s book the Meyerson Symphony Center for this comeback.

Despite all odds, Lauren Moore knew she would sing on stage again. While still fighting to recover fro...

Thirteen years ago, I hired a marketing firm to help me position my personal brand for keynote speaking and online thought leadership. They were a very successful team, and I loved the passion that th...

It feels strange to say that I am the cofounder and “former Chief Culture Officer” of the Best Place to Work in America.

When I heard the news that 5, the energy advisory firm that I co-founded in 20...

When have you been moved to tears – and then moved into action – by something that breaks your heart or calls you to be more?

The modern-day saint and great “Martyr of Charity,” Maximilian Kolbe, onc...

"We both dream bigger."

It was my senior year of high school, and even though we played pee-wee football together as kids, I had only recently become friends with Benji Coomer. When he explained that...

"I'd like a one-year supply of Red Bull to fuel the all-night energy needs of our volunteers. Your support of our mission will create a lifesaving impact for many people throughout the Bryan/ College ...

I was leaving a successful company that I had launched with a group of friends twelve years earlier, but I couldn’t discuss it openly with the employees since many critical details were still being de...

Last week, we traveled to Orlando, Florida, with seven kids and three adults for my son’s Make-A-Wish experience. The entire adventure was a whirlwind of activity that began the moment we entered Love...

I bent down and kissed the scar where his side had recently healed, overwhelmed with gratitude. As I pulled back to admire him, I noticed the puncture wounds on both of his hands and both of his feet....

When have you ever given everything to anything? When have you burned the ships, going all in with everything you have and know, for something you thought worthy of the effort? How did you feel when y...

“Let’s be clear, I never said I was sorry. I'm simply telling you how this works.”

We were in the middle of a due diligence sprint with the incoming owner of First Choice Power (FCP), and the time ha...

I laughed and joined the chanting with my kids.

“Thirty more feet! Thirty more feet!”

It was day two of the National Eucharistic Congress (NEC) in Indianapolis, and our entire crew was ready to head...

“I wish everything I tried always worked out like it does for you, Jeff.”

I’ve heard this ridiculous statement many times over the past 25 years, and it drives me crazy. Not only is it fundamentally ...

“I have to meet with you tonight to tell you how deeply your daughter has impacted me.”

In 2010, Todd and Tara Storch found themselves in a nightmare. What started as an exciting family vacation for ...

We circled each building at the intersection, looking behind the dumpsters and down the alleyways, but still no signs of my new friend. Only hours earlier, I had encountered him at a nearby gas statio...

My niece Sarah was almost three months into her hospital stay when Christmas rolled around that year. As we opened presents and thanked God for this time together, my brother told me that Sarah also h...

Well, it’s 3:00 o’clock, so you have about five hours to convince me this cannot work. Until you successfully demonstrate that we cannot combine all seven of our existing online experiences into one m...

“We cannot have another lame company Christmas party that no one will ever remember,” I interjected. “I want to volunteer to be in charge of the entertainment for the evening, and if it’s okay with th...