Kan you play at work?

Have you ever heard of Kevin "Katalyst" Carroll? I hadn't really until last Friday. He was featured on this episode of the Catalyst podcast which I listened to on a drive to Chicago. Boy is this fella inspiring. If you like work to be work, don't listen to Kevin. If you don't like to play, don't listen to Kevin. And if to you dreams are childrens playthings, don't listen to Kevin.

He's got a bit of a rags-to-riches story that is featured on his website. He worked as an internal consultant at NIKE and was one of the influencers behind the LIVESTRONG yellow bands. He's authored a book that is a runaway award winner and is printed by ESPN books entitled, "Rules of the Red Rubber Ball." He's got a great list of inspiring books that I have never heard of.

Listening to him is truly infectious and inspiring. It makes you want to do more and to have more fun doing it...not in an everyone look at me sort of way...but more in a lets make the world a better place sort of way. And on top of it, he has a quote on a Starbucks Cup...that was the clincher for me.

DREAM ON!