2 minDiscovery Not WantedAwhile back I decided to rank the expeditions that The Exploration Group had been commissioned to guide since our beginning in 2008. I ranked them in three c...
3 minDr. Thompson's Last AppointmentTrust isn’t something I spend time thinking about. It seems to happen over time, it can be lost quickly, or sometimes, maybe never gained at all. I have gone...
1 minFamily Farming and Faith (video blog)On expedition with a new generation of re-pioneers at Palouse Colony in Washington state.
2 minHong Kong: My City of DiscoveryI first came to Asia in 1992. My visit included a stop in Tokyo and then on to the Philippines in Metro Manila. On the way home I passed through the old Ka...
4 minBrexit, hubris and the rediscovery of surpriseWith the United Kingdom’s unexpected vote to pull out of the European Union there is a sense that everyone seems surprised. Even the people who themselves vo...
3 minFive Reasons California is for ExplorersEvery time I go to California I am inspired. I’m not sure what it is. I’ve talked to others who travel there and everyone says they come home with wonderful ...
2 minWish I were a SettlerToday I wish I were a Settler, not an Explorer. Exploring is wonderfully exciting. Especially on the mountain tops. But today as I explore what feels like th...
2 minThe Efficient ExplorerWhile in Hong Kong I met with How Man Wong, the famed explorer, photojournalist and founder of the China Exploration and Research Society. Among his achievem...
2 minThe coat off my backI was recently in Hong Kong, on January 24, to be specific. It was the coldest day in Hong Kong since 1957. Although I felt unfortunate to be here on this da...
2 minThe beauty of not knowing what you don't knowThe books on my reading list have changed lately. I now have titles like “The New Practical Navigator being an Epitome of Navigation containing the different...
2 minExplorers benefit from unpredictable stormsI’m in a hurricane. Or a tornado. Or a typhoon. I’m so far off the map I don’t even know what kind of storm it is. Dangerous stuff has been whirling about me...
1 minCS Lewis and his brother (video blog)From the Holy Trinity Church pew of CS Lewis, on assignment in Oxford, England. When you're going on an Expedition, don't go alone. The power of two is expon...
3 minRealization (ExPLORE Part Five)This is the fifth leg of a six-part journey through ExPLORE℠, our powerful, proprietary Expedition framework. ExPLORE℠ blends time-honored principles with hi...
1 minThe CS Lewis pondering place (video blog)You need a place to do your pondering. CS Lewis had one, and you can go there.
1 minStinky problems versus serious prioritiesI was attempting to bring some order to the chaos when my adult daughter took commanding charge, “Dad, the poop is the last thing you clean up.” It was an ar...
1 minHitting "Pause"I hit the “Pause” button. That’s what I figuratively did to this blog a few months ago. I was still pondering and writing, but I paused to deliberately focus...
5 minExplorers as Board MembersI was recently asked what it should look like to serve as a board member from the perspective of an Explorer. It’s an interesting question because the typica...
3 minOrienteering (ExPLORE Part Four)This is the fourth leg of a six-part journey through ExPLORE℠, our powerful, proprietary Expedition framework. ExPLORE℠ blends time-honored principles with h...
2 minRescue MissionExplorations take many forms. Recently I was on one that caused me to pause, ponder, and seek additional counsel. The organization I was working with had a ...
2 minFocus Groups for Focused ExplorersExplorers get insight from focus groups, but in ways that are different from the ways management gets insight from focus groups. Focus groups rarely tell an ...
