https://www.potential-pathways.com/reflections daily 0.75 2025-12-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64fe7a977e2f0f49974cf887/d91650ec-e31a-4800-bbd9-6a5639b39bac/Potential+Pathways_logo_main+logo+square.png https://www.potential-pathways.com/reflections/potential monthly 0.5 2025-12-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64fe7a977e2f0f49974cf887/c6191dfe-3d1b-4b74-8b0a-fdccb903cc83/potentialpathways_an_image_of_human_expansion_into_multiple_f_4c65601f-5cb3-438f-a89e-13a1ce5e92fb_2.png Reflections - Potential - Make it stand out “Clarity follows action” - Unknown https://www.potential-pathways.com/reflections/coherence monthly 0.5 2025-12-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64fe7a977e2f0f49974cf887/627ef153-6f16-43fc-8cd3-73cfd3e16268/potentialpathways_httpss.mj.runXgaUtU6_7no_a_full_strength_sp_3a870f0f-e415-4274-b5b3-f0d39225dfbc_3.png Reflections - Coherence - Make it stand out ‍ “If you want to understand the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency, and vibration.” - Nikola Tesla https://www.potential-pathways.com/reflections/forgiveness monthly 0.5 2025-12-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64fe7a977e2f0f49974cf887/2f059d72-855c-4818-b4e3-3823acb52d59/potentialpathways_httpss.mj.runqcu25NHxm0w_abstract_with_warm_19a79013-9fe5-4166-8775-03a1bf2a3c95_0.png Reflections - Forgiveness - Make it stand out “Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.” — Paul Boese https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64fe7a977e2f0f49974cf887/eda8db70-b47f-4276-bf5c-3b1c77ab4049/IMG_5455.jpeg Reflections - Forgiveness - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.potential-pathways.com/reflections/shame monthly 0.5 2025-12-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64fe7a977e2f0f49974cf887/84b0df55-c54f-4005-bbc3-6149c96f226a/Inner+Child.jpg Reflections - Shame - Make it stand out “Following your feelings will lead you to their source. Only through emotions can you encounter the force field of your soul” - Gary Zukav https://www.potential-pathways.com/reflections/pursuit monthly 0.5 2025-12-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64fe7a977e2f0f49974cf887/2f8fe812-52b4-4498-8b78-903794ed0e37/potentialpathways_httpss.mj.runiQh-7fZ2xIg_a_long_and_winding_51a1cf58-b57d-4d70-8ac1-1f7caa61ab8d_1.png Reflections - Pursuit - Make it stand out "An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit." - Pliny the Younger https://www.potential-pathways.com/reflections/momentum monthly 0.5 2025-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64fe7a977e2f0f49974cf887/3b47e0d7-fd64-487a-95e0-dd70cc7ae300/potentialpathways_httpss.mj.run7C94vO9Pm4g_a_man_miniscule_in_7ca4e4a9-b1f6-4ece-9529-856957de91d9_1.png Reflections - Momentum - Make it stand out “Energy and persistence conquer all things.” – Benjamin Franklin https://www.potential-pathways.com/reflections/passion monthly 0.5 2025-11-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64fe7a977e2f0f49974cf887/153e0d64-6989-42d9-a903-feb5f43d4fbc/u3127995334_httpss.mj.rungBiF0L7NjtI_the_magic_and_energy_bor_c592d87d-4fa5-4e0a-a2b5-9b653db18579_3.png Reflections - Passion - Make it stand out “Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”— Howard Thurman https://www.potential-pathways.com/reflections/camaraderie monthly 0.5 2025-11-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64fe7a977e2f0f49974cf887/0697510b-c4a3-46f2-89fd-c60c4d51d1a9/IMG_0669.jpeg Reflections - Camaraderie - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64fe7a977e2f0f49974cf887/aa07d3cb-4be4-45dd-bcf4-aa924ba61b63/IMG_0665.jpeg Reflections - Camaraderie - Make it stand out “Camaraderie is not just about standing together when times are easy. It’s about having someone beside you when the path is steep and the road is long.”— Unknown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64fe7a977e2f0f49974cf887/5ee2d081-2818-44cc-b2d2-d2303c2ea8fd/IMG_3741.jpeg Reflections - Camaraderie - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64fe7a977e2f0f49974cf887/b581d1f9-5c85-4457-be68-66e219abda30/IMG_5486.jpeg Reflections - Camaraderie - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.potential-pathways.com/reflections/gratitude monthly 0.5 2025-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64fe7a977e2f0f49974cf887/eedda9f2-234e-4242-babc-95d3047ceaee/u3127995334_with_his_back_to_the_camera_bathed_in_warm_fall_c_a5d5ce2a-4472-4414-ab4a-2f66225e0f9a_1.png Reflections - Gratitude - Make it stand out “It’s a beautiful life, If you let it be” - Erika Wennerstrom https://www.potential-pathways.com/reflections/values monthly 0.5 2025-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64fe7a977e2f0f49974cf887/2fdf4665-93d4-4f60-abae-5e7beaebedf9/u3127995334_httpss.mj.runjSqEHYYvouk_values_directing_the_inn_7d851d91-0b90-46cd-aae8-11d24c652171_2+%281%29.png Reflections - Values - Make it stand out “If the path before you is clear, you’re probably on someone else’s.”— Joseph Campbell https://www.potential-pathways.com/reflections/beliefs monthly 0.5 2025-10-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64fe7a977e2f0f49974cf887/f4ad949a-3ac9-4419-9be5-3e21d859b13e/iStock-1369396727.jpg Reflections - Beliefs - Make it stand out “The outer conditions of a person’s life will always be found to reflect their inner beliefs.”— James Allen https://www.potential-pathways.com/reflections/begin-again monthly 0.5 2025-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64fe7a977e2f0f49974cf887/a0c9998b-0a6d-4c66-8dd5-1ad89120e249/u3127995334_A_metaphorical_scene_of_a_human_figure_mid-transf_50d8e087-06d7-4060-acda-0682c4d75191_1.png Reflections - Begin Again - Make it stand out “And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” — Anaïs Nin https://www.potential-pathways.com/reflections/fall monthly 0.5 2025-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64fe7a977e2f0f49974cf887/1759707771144-CP71TMLZMRHDL8SHZ8HL/Fall.png Reflections - Fall - Make it stand out “Autumn shows us how beautiful it is to let things go.” — Unknown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64fe7a977e2f0f49974cf887/1d56a311-74e2-42ed-8a96-a54b386d9edd/IMG_5776.JPG Reflections - Fall - Make it stand out A weekend to remember! https://www.potential-pathways.com/reflections/discipline monthly 0.5 2025-10-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64fe7a977e2f0f49974cf887/1759097743001-BWYXMFZSAB0SZTZ962CL/iStock-1419463685.jpg Reflections - Discipline - Make it stand out “Discipline is freedom” - Jocko Willink https://www.potential-pathways.com/reflections/exploration monthly 0.5 2025-09-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64fe7a977e2f0f49974cf887/b9b1eef6-7f08-438e-a5fc-251a8142a887/IMG_5181.jpeg Reflections - Exploration - Make it stand out SCUBA Certification been on the bucket list for a long time! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64fe7a977e2f0f49974cf887/1758486967956-1BHZJ8FD9H7AJ4G01VAF/u3127995334_httpss.mj.runJwzEDppOFPY_a_symbolic_image_of_a_co_ef578154-ba4e-4858-be83-ce607c466c07_0.png Reflections - Exploration - Make it stand out “Love is the great adventure, the endless exploration of two souls choosing each other over and over.” — Unknown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64fe7a977e2f0f49974cf887/8d4fe6f1-9733-4855-a61a-accca432255d/517977244_10163217369146280_4060839181522077559_n.jpg Reflections - Exploration - Make it stand out The infant couple is made official 9/22/07. 18 years later, they are starting to get the hang of things! https://www.potential-pathways.com/reflections/distraction monthly 0.5 2025-09-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64fe7a977e2f0f49974cf887/1757865406181-XMV1WFBSL9F3YREREZGL/u3127995334_httpss.mj.runGP1LsDwxfdM_the_challenge_of_endless_ec83b4a4-c06a-4bbb-a7e0-99ee57aa4eb8_0.png Reflections - Distraction - Make it stand out “An addiction to distraction is the death of creative production.” - Robin Sharma https://www.potential-pathways.com/reflections/priorities monthly 0.5 2025-09-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64fe7a977e2f0f49974cf887/6d22a0a6-7941-4069-825b-ffa17a0a215b/IMG_6419-preview.JPG Reflections - Priorities - Make it stand out Legendary Athletes One and all https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64fe7a977e2f0f49974cf887/a8d9d1b8-3780-42aa-81de-59f9a8397f98/iStock-532120946.jpg Reflections - Priorities - Make it stand out “If you don’t prioritize your life, someone else will.” - Greg McKeown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64fe7a977e2f0f49974cf887/5659078b-7d25-4b4f-985e-061ed865f860/IMG_5110.jpeg Reflections - Priorities - Make it stand out Beautiful day! 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https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64fe7a977e2f0f49974cf887/4e4d0fd3-0853-49dd-bf92-e6d771bbb1a9/IMG_1489.jpeg Reflections - Community - Make it stand out A perfect visual representation of the awesome energy of this community #regulate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64fe7a977e2f0f49974cf887/038c9abf-9b2a-4da4-b7c3-23d3d42e5632/517997202_10163590889026660_5947062209785130146_n.jpg Reflections - Community - Make it stand out A Saturday Shred with the ever expanding network in our community https://www.potential-pathways.com/reflections/intimacy monthly 0.5 2025-07-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64fe7a977e2f0f49974cf887/1751824099599-059JNUITM8OTURWZJCSH/u3127995334_a_married_couple_hugging_looking_into_each_othery_ef41860a-2b8d-4332-8e77-c7417b45fe17_2.png Reflections - Intimacy - Make it stand out “Intimacy is not something freely given. It must be earned, again and again, through presence and repair. —Terry Real https://www.potential-pathways.com/reflections/expansion monthly 0.5 2025-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64fe7a977e2f0f49974cf887/1751211654680-URXO3QOQV0WGYW7S2B5T/iStock-1062105990.jpg Reflections - Expansion - Make it stand out “Through our eyes, the universe is perceiving itself. Through our ears, the universe is listening to its harmonies. We are the witnesses through which the universe becomes conscious of its glory, of its magnificence. —Alan Watts https://www.potential-pathways.com/reflections/fulfillment monthly 0.5 2025-06-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64fe7a977e2f0f49974cf887/94d664c7-e4c5-4542-8167-76720b955704/iStock-1444460152.jpg Reflections - Fulfillment - Make it stand out “Fulfillment is not a matter of achievement, it’s a matter of alignment — when your values, actions, and inner life move as one.”— Brianna Wiest https://www.potential-pathways.com/reflections/courage monthly 0.5 2025-06-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64fe7a977e2f0f49974cf887/41611582-caaf-4b08-9fd4-74eeeb3ddc60/iStock-1403247756.jpg Reflections - Courage - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.potential-pathways.com/reflections/balance monthly 0.5 2025-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64fe7a977e2f0f49974cf887/506dc883-8a89-4d0f-9381-988c57b0aabc/iStock-1690925528.jpg Reflections - Inner balance - Make it stand out “When you’re in the zone, you’re not thinking. The body acts without the mind.” —Jerry Seinfeld https://www.potential-pathways.com/reflections/onedegree monthly 0.5 2025-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64fe7a977e2f0f49974cf887/1748801090455-4WPUFEOMI8W3TP0CRISR/iStock-618764120.jpg Reflections - One Degree - Make it stand out “The difference between where you are and where you could be lies in the smallest of decisions.” — Unknown A memory from six years ago popped up on FB this week and has me thinking about change. Not the kind that hits all at once like lightning—but the slow, steady kind. The kind you barely notice until one day you look up and realize your life has shifted. Six years ago this week I announced that I signed up for my first race—seven miles along the Cape Cod coast. I wasn’t a runner. Never jogged. I just wanted to raise some money to support a team advocating for my son’s rare disease. I had no idea what that choice would unlock. It wasn’t some grand transformation. It was a quiet nudge. Even though I had never run any type of race, I heard a whisper from within: You could do this. I trained alone. I drank too much on vacation the week before the race. I crossed the finish line anyway—with tears in my eyes and $20,000 raised. More than double my goal. What I didn’t realize then was that this seemingly small decision—a one-degree shift—was setting a new course for my life. That’s the thing about catalysts. They don’t always feel catalytic in the moment. They often arrive disguised as discomfort, challenge, or curiosity. A subtle pull toward growth. Connecting the Dots Backwards Looking back, I can see how dramatically that decision altered the course of everything in my life—not outwardly, but inwardly. About the story I told myself about who I was and what I was capable of. That first race in 2019 opened the door. Then COVID hit. I didn’t want to lose the progress. My buddy Coop’s daily push-up challenges kept our friend group getting stronger as the world locked down. That served as a catalyst to another great friend, Andy, suggesting we do our own makeshift triathlon that fall. Which lead to an annual triathlon race ever since. New routines. Better habits forming along the way. It was creating a new level of awareness and belief in what I was capable of. And maybe most importantly—I started to understand how much my mindset was shaping my reality. From my first, solo seven-mile race in 2019 to now leading a 40+ person team into my sixth triathlon. A team that is poised to raise more money in one summer than we have in 13 years of advocacy. From a private goal to a community movement. I never could have predicted that. That’s the beauty of these small shifts, they can create a reality which is hard to believe. Change is Messy This journey wasn’t linear. It never is. I often slide back. I crush a pint of ice cream. (Just me?) I indulge old vices and habits that hold me back. I can still hear those familiar voices of self doubt and criticism. Then I reset. Recenter. Realign. I turn the volume down on those internal saboteurs. And I remember what I’ve proven I’m capable of. I listen to, and believe, the voice that says that l am capable of anything. Real, lasting change requires more than motivation. We need that mental awareness—the ability to observe ourselves with honesty, redirect gently, and return again. There’s a quote I love: “Most people overestimate what they can do in a year and underestimate what they can do in ten.” It was Bill Gates (or maybe Tony Robbins, depending who you ask) And I've experienced the reality that lasting change isn’t a straight line. It’s a spiral—one that deepens with each turn, if we stay awake to it. I understand that perfection isn’t possible, I am human and I will falter. I will stumble backwards. But if I continue to make progress and stay pointed in the direction that I know is my true north, I can let go and trust that the journey will lead me where I’m meant to be. The Journey is All There Is It’s easy to think of change as a before-and-after story. But it’s not. There is no “after.” Behind every mountain is another mountain. You reach the summit, take in the view, and realize the journey isn’t over. You learn that enjoying the journey is what it’s all about. And here’s another truth that keeps emerging: the most meaningful changes in my life didn’t start with a master plan. They started with a feeling. A spark. A choice to say yes to something just beyond my comfort zone. That’s the power of one degree. A small change in direction that, over time, rewires your brain, reshapes your identity, and realigns your life. I’m writing this column as a result of that decision six years ago. Fulfilling a desire that has burned in me my entire life. That power is available to you right now. You don’t need a full blueprint. You don’t need to fix everything today. Just listen for the next nudge. The next invitation to grow. Then move one degree toward it. – Coach Kris https://www.potential-pathways.com/reflections/connection monthly 0.5 2025-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64fe7a977e2f0f49974cf887/81812a47-89a7-4c32-b79d-8ad1630a5b48/IMG_5240.jpeg Reflections - Connection - Make it stand out With my daughter Sydney at her recital. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64fe7a977e2f0f49974cf887/1748199555350-X1AMDNFJSDFGG224HVU3/iStock-1325292618.jpg Reflections - Connection - Make it stand out “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”— Mahatma Gandhi At my daughter’s dance recital yesterday, I saw the power of connection made visible. A dad nearby was watching his daughters perform a duet—eyes locked in, chest rising with emotion. I know that feeling well. I felt it too, watching my own daughter glide across the stage, tears welling in my eyes. A moment suspended in time. When your child becomes an extension of yourself—moving outside your own skin, yet bound to you by something stronger than anything you can name. I imagine every parent in that theatre experienced that. That’s connection. In those rare, quiet moments, the invisible bond that connects us reveals itself. It’s a vivid reminder of a truth we so easily forget: we are not separate. That thread gets lost in daily frustrations—even with those we love most. (My daughter is a teenager, after all.) If it’s rare to experience with those closest to us, how much harder is it to feel connected to people we don’t know or don’t agree with? But the lesson is the same: when we slow down long enough to truly see each other—connection becomes possible. And it’s desperately needed. Because our world is optimized for speed and distraction. Which means it’s also optimized for separation and polarization. Connection is the antidote. But it doesn’t happen without intention and sacrifice. My Teacher This was a special week for me. I met my coach Dennis in person for the first time after four years of phone calls —no Zooms, no FaceTime, just voice. He lives in Oregon, but let me know he’d be passing through Chicago. What he didn’t say is that he came just to see me. We spent six hours talking in person. It’s hard to recall another time in my life, where I’ve talked with one person so deeply, so effortlessly, for so long. We discussed the world, philosophy, our favorite thinkers. Hours melted away. One of the greatest gifts I’ve received from coaching—and from Dennis in particular on this day—is the deeply felt sense of being accepted and encouraged by someone who knows everything about me. Even the parts I’d be embarrassed—or ashamed—to admit to someone else. At one point, our connection hit me so powerfully I had to excuse myself. I was overwhelmed with emotion. That’s how rare it is. Our connection helped me unlock doors in my mind I didn’t know were closed. To peer into places I once feared, and discover that my real strength was in the looking. The light Dennis shares is love. There’s no other word for it. Love is why the power of connection is so profound. And it’s why disconnection leaves us feeling empty. Lonely. Depressed. Connection is the antidote. Heroes Last year, seven friends joined me in the Chicago Triathlon to raise money for epilepsy research. Training for a race is hard enough. Asking for donations on top of that takes even more energy. I had never experienced that kind of selfless support for something so personal to me. This year, we have 43 people on our team of “Heroes,” named in honor of the epilepsy nonprofit we’re supporting. 43 busy adults. Many of whom I had never met and each with families, careers, responsibilities. All carving out time to train and raise awareness. All sacrificing their most precious and non-renewable resource: time and attention. None of them asking for anything but I know what they will get in return. Beyond the money and the physical transformation, the most lasting gift is the connection. To each other. To a shared cause. To a community many of us didn’t know before. And most importantly, to something bigger than ourselves. The paradox is this: when you sacrifice without expectation, you gain something deeper. Something invisible, but lasting. The sense that you gave your best energy—your time and attention—to something that truly matters. That is, in many ways, the purest form of love. The Antidote We live in a world that constantly pulls our attention away from each other. Notifications. Deadlines. Screens. The pressure to achieve. It’s easy to drift into separation. Easy to forget what matters. But connection begins within. Before we can truly connect with others, we must reconnect with ourselves—through stillness, breath, and presence. In those quiet moments, we remember: we’re not separate. We’re part of something greater. From that rooted place, connection flows outward. In a glance. A kind gesture. Going out of our way to lend a hand. These small moments ripple through the invisible web that binds us. They matter—especially now. Because the ache of disconnection is tearing at our shared humanity. Loneliness, polarization, anxiety—these are the symptoms. The cure is simple, but not easy: reclaim your time and attention and offer it freely. To yourself. To those you love. And—maybe most importantly—to a stranger. We don’t need to fix everything. But we do need to wake up to the power of these moments. Because they are how we heal. One real moment at a time. – Coach Kris P.S. 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