New Knees New Trails
New Knees New Trails is about my personal journey through bilateral total knee replacements back into a world of hiking and taking on new challenges. At age 56 I am embarking on a nine-year journey to learn how to be a thru hiker on the Appalachian Trail (AT) with my new knees. A journey that will take me from being inactive to new trails of adventure and endurance. An adventure that will help me live my best life, as a type 2 diabetic. In the process I will share some of my coaching philosophy and tools that will help me achieve both success and significance.
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A Journey of 2190 Miles Starts with the First Step
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The Space Between Surgeries
Trail Marker #8: The In Between Is Where the Foundation Sets Tonight feels quieter than I expected. In a few days I will be back in the operating room for… Read more ⇢
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Goals Fade, Systems Carry You
Trail Marker #7 Develop and Follow Your Systems New Years Day. Welcome to 2026, the turning of the calendar and for me the turning of my life. I recently heard… Read more ⇢
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Moving Slowly, Seeing Clearly
Trail Marker #6 Three Pillars for Joy, Vision, and Connection December arrives with the holiday season and a surprising amount of busyness, all in preparation for slowing down and spending… Read more ⇢
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Making the Path: One Step, One Thought, One Future
🪧 Trail Marker #5 — Presence, Gratitude, and the Path Ahead “A single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a… Read more ⇢
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🪧 The Road Through Resolve
Trail Marker #4 Deliberate/Consistent Motion Achieves Progress Resolve – Grit – Perseverance – Patience. These are the words that rattle around my mind in the early hours when sleep is… Read more ⇢
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The Only Way Out Is Through
Trail Marker #3: Nine Days Into the Climb “The only way out is through.”“To grow, we must be willing to leave our comfort zone and step into the learning zone.”… Read more ⇢
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Roots, Rocks, and Goodbyes
This past weekend, Christopher, Theresa, and I stepped onto the Greeley Pond Trail — one last true hike before trading in these worn-out knees for new ones. It felt fitting… Read more ⇢
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The Law of the Farm: Growth That Can’t Be Rushed
This morning, as I watched the frost settled on the greenhouse roof, I found myself thinking again about Stephen Covey’s Law of the Farm. As the day wore on, I… Read more ⇢
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Between Hope and Fear: Facing My “What Ifs”
At this point, I must admit—I’m scared. My surgery is just 19 days away, and while I can’t always pinpoint the exact fear, I feel my mood shifting from hope… Read more ⇢
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Breaking Free from the “Enormous Extra”
Three weeks from my first knee replacement, I’ve been looking back on what brought me here—months of preparation and a lifetime of limiting beliefs. I’ve often seen the glass half… Read more ⇢
