It’s easy to get swept up in December. See through the hype. Put your wellbeing first this month. Today’s Unplugged may be the nudge you need.

Growth happens at the edge, not in comfort. Pick one edgy move today. Do it. Repeat tomorrow. Small risks mean real momentum.

She’s not lucky. She’s committed. A story about daily effort, real vitality, and what it truly takes to glow at any age.

Sparked Unplugged takes each Spark deeper. Each episode starts with the daily wake up call, then goes off-script with raw coaching, tough love, and challenges that move you into action.

If Sparks are the nudge, Unplugged is the push. Let’s go.

Sparked Unplugged takes my daily wake up calls — Sparks — deeper and makes them real. Each episode starts with the written message, then goes off-script with raw coaching, tough love, and challenges that move you into action.

If Sparks are the nudge, Unplugged is the push. Let’s go.

Sparked Unplugged takes my daily wake up calls — Sparks — deeper and makes them real. Each episode starts with the written message, then goes off-script with raw coaching, tough love, and challenges that move you into action.

If Sparks are the nudge, Unplugged is the push. Let’s go.

You already get Sparks. But real change takes more.

That’s where Sparked Unplugged comes in. It takes Sparks deeper and makes them real. Each episode starts with the wake-up call, then goes off-script with raw coaching, tough love, and challenges that move you into action.

If Sparks are the nudge, Unplugged is the push. Let’s go.

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My goal is to offer the small seeds—the subtle hints that stir me, ignite action, and sometimes even hit me over the head with their significance. Since we are more alike than different, I trust that if these seeds spark something in me, they might do the same for you, motivating a shift or inspiring action.

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In my 40s, I went on my first silent retreat.Three days.No talking.

It blew my mind.The clarity was unreal.

After that, I got curious. And tried the three day rule elsewhere.

* Stop reading the news.

* Stop checking social media.

* Stop worrying about my kids.

* Stop fixing.

* Stop doubting.

* Stop chasing.

I learned what matters.What doesn’t.And what I’m avoiding.

Try it. Be your own experiment.It might change everything.

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It crushes me to watch someone play small.Over-explain.Shrink into roles that never fit.

Don’t do that.Don’t settle.

Not for the job, the partner, the body.Not for the b******t story you’ve been fed.

You’re allowed to want more.You’re allowed to begin again.

Take a hard look at what you want.Name it.Then do what it takes to go get it.

✨Stuck is not an option.

Let’s get you moving.

✨More like this…

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After twelve years in that house, we sold it.Just like that. Packed it all up and moved into a small apartment.We gave most of it away.Furniture. Tools. Holiday decorations.And kept a few things in storage.

One Sunday, I sat alone in that new space.It was clean. Quiet.Everything was in its place.

It was disorienting.

There were no piles to step over.No corners whispering, Fix me.And that’s when it hit me.

Less stuff means fewer things pulling at you.

Less noise.Less guilt.Less of that “need to do” in the back of your mind.

You don’t have to move to feel this.But clearing stuff out helps.

Start small.One drawer.One shelf.One pile.

Make space in your hometo make space in your mind.

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I’ve seen it with athletes, CEOs, and busy people like us.It’s not optimal.

There’s a fast way back to feeling grounded.Feet planted. Eyes steady.

I first taught this to the Villanova University football team (I was their mental strength coach). The team used it like a mantra to reconnect with their focus.

Here’s what you need to know:

Your body lives in the now.It senses life directly—pure knowing, no thinking.

So when you feel your feet and set your gaze, it snaps you back.It anchors you.

You feel more stable. Less scattered.

This works on the field.It works in meetings.It works when your kid melts down and you want to scream.

Feet planted. Eyes steady.A simple shift. A real reset.

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Listen to my audio program: 10 Strategies for Living in Flow. (and it’s under $20)

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Become a Sparked Insider and unlock Sparked Pep Talks—a private podcast with mindset resets and guided practices to help you move through the noise and come back to steady, grounded, and confident.

No fluff. Just what you need, when you need it.

Become a Sparked Insider and unlock Sparked Pep Talks—a private podcast with mindset resets and guided practices to help you move through the noise and come back to steady, grounded, and confident.

No fluff. Just what you need, when you need it.

This quote from Lao Tzu sparks something deep in me every time. For years, I searched outside myself—chasing, comparing, hoping someone would show me the way. But here’s the truth: everything I'm looking for is already in me—and it's already in you too. It always has been.

The Center of Your Being

Always we hope that someone else has the answer,

some other place will be better,

some other time it will all turn out.

This is it.

No one else has the answer.

No other place will be better.

And it has already turned out.

At the center of your being you have the answers.

And you know what you want.

There is no need to run outside for better seeing,

nor to peer from the window.

Rather abide at the center of your being.

For the more you leave it,

the less you know.

Search your heart and see that

the way to do is to be.

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