Learning
“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.” -Mark Twain
Current learning projects are affordable housing strategy, Growth Management Act zoning provisions, and county budgets.
Long way to go on each!
Cambridge Business School
Gates Scholar
Cambridge, UK
- 2011 Gates Scholar (1 of 30 Americans; 800+ applicants)
- 2011 National Jefferson Award for Public Service (1 of 4 “under 30 Globe Changers")
- Welterweight for the Cambridge varsity boxing team
- Graduated with a Masters in Management (Entrepreneurship focus)
University of Chicago
Truman Scholar
Chicago, USA
- Washington State's 2010 Harry S Truman Scholar. I was 1 of 60 national recipients for the Presidential Memorial for Public Service, a $30,000 graduate school award
- Served as Student Government President, representing 15,000 students as chief liaison to university administrators and oversaw $1.5M in campus activities funding
- Selected as Delta Upsilon Fraternity's 2011 Undergraduate of the Year (of 3,000+ active members)
- Graduated with Honors in Political Science (International Relations focus)
Leaders Must Be Readers
Inspired by my Grandpa Charlie who had to quit school to support his widowed mother by working in a rock quarry during the Great Depression, I aim to be a life-long learner. I always have an open book on my bed stand and work through audiobooks during morning training runs.
Some of my favorite reads include:
Running: Born to Run, Running Man, Once a Runner.
Mountaineering: Eiger Dreams, No Shortcuts to the Top, The Climb.
Personal Development: Start-Up of You, Gateless, The 10X Rule, The War of Art.
Leadership: Win Forever, The Score Takes Care of Itself, The Alliance, The Effective Executive.
Science & Tech: Sapiens, The Third Chimpanzee, An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth, Into That Silent Sea, The Industries of the Future, The Innovator's Dilemma.
Philosophy: The Constitution of Liberty, How Will You Measure Your Life?, Meditations.
Foreign Affairs: The Next 100 Years, How Asia Works, Diplomacy, On China, Asia's Cauldron, The Coming Prosperity.
Biographies: Washington, Franklin, Hamilton, The Federalist Papers, Team of Rivals (Lincoln), The Last Romantic (Teddy), Truman, Robert Caro's Life of LBJ.
Civil War: Crucible of Command, Fierce Patriot, The Man Who Saved the Union.
Christian Spirituality: The Bronze Bow, Mere Christianity, The Beloved Disciple, The Book of Psalms, and the Bible.
What's your favorite book? I'm always looking for recommendations!
Fueled by Faith
I thank God every day
I feel closest to God while running, climbing, and exploring the great outdoors. These mobile meditations become worship in a cathedral crafted by God's paintbrush.
I seek to live by Saint Augustine's mantra: “Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.”
"I have very often been driven to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go." -Abraham Lincoln
Bible verses I'm reflecting on:
"A new commandment I give unto you: that ye love one another, as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are My disciples: if ye have love one for another.” -John 13:34-35
"Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance" -Romans 5:3
"Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture." -Psalm 37:3
"Be on guard. Stand firm in the faith. Be courageous. Be strong." -1 Corinthians 16:13
"I can do all this through Him who gives me strength." -Philippians 4:13
