A Deeper Bowl of Cheerios: Reflections on Giving Tuesday
This Giving Tuesday, Joel Heath, FluidStance® founder, recounts a recent conversation he had with his sons over breakfast one morning. The takeaway? "Giving" isn't something reserved for the superheroes of the world and doesn't have to be epic. Rather, it's the small and personal types of giving...
My Boys Can Swim: A Father's Day Reflection on Balance
I have launched two companies in my adulthood adventures, one pre-fatherhood and one post. While both companies were started from scratch, the decision to “go or no-go” were two drastically different considerations. As a father, there were little footsteps in the company’s vision that were...
The Versus Series: Sitting vs. Resting
Five-thousand years ago when the chair first appeared in the Egyptian culture, it came to being as a place to rest. It was a time without spreadsheets, email, and Powerpoints, and the chair was simply a tool to take a load off—a place to catch your breath before you headed back out to a nomadic...
Surfing at the Office: FluidStance
This post was generously written by SmartUp Founder and Visionary Jonathan Littman.
Joel Heath slammed into his own personal pain point at his desk job. After a decade in motion, working and playing in the all-year mountain paradise of Vail, Colorado, he’d taken a corporate job with a hot...
The VS. Series: Expectations vs. Intentions
Having expectations is essential to success. It allows you to walk into the “proverbial room” standing a little taller knowing you are already where you need to be. I have seen it countless times as an athlete and businessperson. There is something to be said about the swagger that gives you...