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Travis Shelton 4/25/26 Travis Shelton 4/25/26

10/10 For Michael Keaton

Do you ever have those days when it feels like the world is closing in on you? Yeah, me, too. How do you handle it? What do you do?

Travis Shelton 4/24/26 Travis Shelton 4/24/26

Playing Us Like a Fiddle

I recently did a little informal survey on my Instagram account. Here was the question: "Without looking, how do you think the U.S. stock market has performed over the last 12 months?"

Travis Shelton 4/23/26 Travis Shelton 4/23/26

Excuses

Excuses are the gateway drug to more excuses. I know that if I skip today, it will provide my brain with the necessary cover to skip again....and again.....and again.

Travis Shelton 4/22/26 Travis Shelton 4/22/26

Pallets of Glamour

The truth is, owning businesses is rarely sexy. I recently had a young adult shadow me for a day, excited to see all the amazing things I get to do. Let's just say it didn't live up to his sky-high expectations. He did see some of the cool things I get to do, but, more than anything, I think his key takeaway was how much behind-the-scenes dirty work is required.

Travis Shelton 4/21/26 Travis Shelton 4/21/26

Always an Off-Ramp

One of my friends recently confided in me that he hates her job. On social media and in conversations, he glamorizes his job, constantly touting how "amazing" it is. Behind the scenes, though, this friend is utterly miserable. He recently asked a simple question: "How do you get out of a job you hate?"

Travis Shelton 4/20/26 Travis Shelton 4/20/26

Obsess About the Inputs

As a society, we're obsessed with outputs. How much profit a company makes. How many clients we can attain. How much we'll make on the other side of that next promotion. The grade we get on our report card. If our team won. Regardless of the arena of life, we're obsessed with the outputs.

Travis Shelton 4/19/26 Travis Shelton 4/19/26

Ignore the Bar

Frankly, I don't care what the bar is. The bar sucks. The bar is a fraud. "Industry standards" and “common practices” are buzzwords to justify complacency and apathy.

Travis Shelton 4/18/26 Travis Shelton 4/18/26

Joy and Pain, Pain and Joy

My objective isn't to maximize the amount of money I give away. Instead, my objective is to always give joyfully and sacrificially. My scorecard isn't money; my scorecard is my heart.

Travis Shelton 4/17/26 Travis Shelton 4/17/26

Getting Back Into His Cage

His mental health is eroding quickly. Dark thoughts are starting to seep in. His breaking point might be approaching.

Travis Shelton 4/16/26 Travis Shelton 4/16/26

Where’s a DeLorean When We Need One?

A young lady on my far left raised her hand. "What is your net worth?" I said spicy....I didn't mean SPICY!!!! That one caught me off guard, as it's the first time I've ever been asked that publicly. I froze for a second. What do I say? What do I say? What do I say?

Travis Shelton 4/15/26 Travis Shelton 4/15/26

The Winding Road of Life

Seven years ago, I was sitting in an office building in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, pitching a real estate fund to a prospective investor. Yesterday, I gave a four-hour workshop on excellence to 25 Christian non-profits, recorded a podcast episode, counseled a couple in pain, and spent the rest of the day doing cattle ranch work. Life moves fast.

Travis Shelton 4/14/26 Travis Shelton 4/14/26

Throwing In the Towel

Have you ever experienced retail rewards anxiety? You walk into a shop and either a) forget to scan your rewards, or b) can't get it to work. There's this weird anxiety-mixed-with-guilt-mixed-with-regret feeling that seeps in.

Travis Shelton 4/13/26 Travis Shelton 4/13/26

New Fear Unlocked

It's been a few months since I've been scared out of my mind. One would think I'm finally on the other side of crushing fear, but alas, here we are again.

Travis Shelton 4/12/26 Travis Shelton 4/12/26

Watching and Walking

When the game started, he looked anything but the best. He looked timid, scared. Often, he was watching the action from afar, walking up and down the field. Watching and walking. Needless to say, he really struggled.

Travis Shelton 4/11/26 Travis Shelton 4/11/26

Reboot

Two of my clients completely fell out of their budgeting rhythm. Month after month after month of successful budget execution and tracking, followed by complete failure.

Travis Shelton 4/10/26 Travis Shelton 4/10/26

Of Course She Did!!!!!!!

She turned her car around, and instead of driving home, she drove to a friend's house. One of her church friends is a single mom who recently got her hours cut at work. Resources were limited, and the stress was starting to rise.

Travis Shelton 4/9/26 Travis Shelton 4/9/26

The Most Naive and Irresponsible Person In the World

Together, through our shared naivety and irresponsibility, perhaps we can collectively bend the culture and help make our entire society more naive and irresponsible.

Travis Shelton 4/8/26 Travis Shelton 4/8/26

Like a Little Kid

Like many little boys and girls, I was obsessed with space travel as a kid. I marveled at the stars, constantly curious about what was up there. I reveled in the stories of space shuttles, moon landings, and the vastness of a world apart from Earth.

Travis Shelton 4/7/26 Travis Shelton 4/7/26

“Of Course You Did”

Fast forward to me showing up at home, empty-handed. "Did you get coffee?" Sarah asked. "I did!!!! But then I gave it to another woman."

Travis Shelton 4/6/26 Travis Shelton 4/6/26

If You Believe

If you believe in the Easter story, it should change everything; and by everything, I mean everything!

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