ADVENTURE and FUN are my middle names. I used to apologize for my fun-filled life and now I realize it’s my secret sauce to lighten up the world with optimism, adventure and is a key to my happiness.

I started riding my bike when my girlfriend Kim turned 40 years old. She declared she wanted to ride 40 miles on her 40th birthday. Gasp! Even though I didn’t own a bike, I borrowed one, trained a few mornings before her birthday and WE DID IT!

I felt so accomplished!

It planted the seed in me that I am unstoppable!

And then we did our first ride across Iowa 17 years ago on our bikes that was several hundred miles (in full transparency it was to get a break from our mom and wife duties for a few days)! After accomplishing that bike ride I declared to the world and most importantly to myself, IF I CAN DO THAT, I CAN DO ANYTHING!

What can you do to stretch yourself, build your confidence, have fun?

What do YOU do for play?

I give credit to my friends Kim and Amy who have led me in the FUN AND ADVENTURE category. They are my side-kicks. We are better together. Do you have fun partners? If not, get some!