Outside work

Beyond the work

Family comes first. After that, you'll find me on a horse, a dirt bike, in a cockpit, on the water or with the bees, usually with a book going.

Jimmy beside the plane on the ramp, canopy open

Aviation

Private-pilot training

Horsemanship and ranching

Horses, cattle, trail rides

Dirt bikes and motorcycles

Dirt bikes and adventure bikes

Skiing and water sports

Skiing and wake surfing

Beekeeping

Hives

Hiking and the outdoors

Angels Landing and southern Utah trails

Aviation

Learning to fly

Flying rewards preparation and a calm head, which is a big part of why I love it.

I'm a student pilot, not yet licensed. I've logged 57.2 hours, including solo and cross-country flights, out of St. George Regional (KSGU). The private-pilot check ride is next.

Jimmy in the pilot seat of a Piper Archer III with the door open

Jimmy doing a preflight walkaround of the plane

Jimmy and a friend in front of the plane

Horsemanship and ranching

Horsemanship and the land

Ranching, farming and horsemanship run deep on both sides of my family. My mother's side settled in Red Lodge, Montana, more than 100 years ago; my father's side settled in Cody and Powell, Wyoming, and farmed sugar beets. My grandfather still farms alfalfa in Enoch, Utah, and I grew up on that farm.

We raise Missouri Fox Trotters. I've been in the saddle since I was in diapers: guiding rides and pack trips, giving riding lessons, starting colts, and hauling our mares to the stud. Horses have taught me a lot about horsemanship and about myself.

Today I help steward our off-grid family ranch in southern Utah: 646 acres, with exclusive grazing rights on about 14,000 acres of BLM land. It's steady, unglamorous work: keeping the road culverts passable, the spring and water system running through every season, and the pipes, solar and batteries winterized before the cold sets in.

More ranch projects and photos are on an invite-only page. Open it if you have a link.

Dirt bikes and motorcycles

On two wheels

Dirt bikes on technical trails and adventure motorcycles for the long miles. I ride manual clutches, and I haul and secure the bikes myself in an enclosed trailer.

Two riders in gear beside adventure motorcycles below red cliffs

Two riders with adventure motorcycles under a tree

Dirt bikes strapped down in an enclosed trailer

Adventure motorcycles parked by a trailer

Snow skiing and water sports

Skiing and wake surfing

Winters on the mountain with friends; summers wake surfing behind the boat.

Jimmy wake surfing below red sandstone cliffs

Jimmy in a helmet and orange goggles on a chairlift

Jimmy and two friends on a chairlift in the snow

Skis hanging over a snowy run from the chairlift

Jimmy and friends at a table outside a ski lodge

Personal growth

Seminars, coaching and speakers

I spend real time and money on getting better. I've walked on fire at a Tony Robbins event, worked with sales coaches, and listened in person to speakers I admire.

Tony Robbins

Unleash the Power Within (firewalker, 2019)
Date with Destiny
Financial Mastery (2019)
Many more of his events

Sales and business

Mike Ferry Superstar Retreat, 2019: real estate sales training, VIP with Premier Coaching
Coached by Doug Cartwright through his Sales Alchemy program
A private Chris Voss Black Swan event
Alex and Leila Hormozi
Learn ChatGPT in 3 Days, Las Vegas, February 2023: one of the first ChatGPT conferences

Other speakers I've seen

Ed Mylett, more than once
James Lawrence, the Iron Cowboy
Inky Johnson
Shaun White
Success summits in Salt Lake City with many speakers

Jimmy and his family in front of a Tony Robbins Firewalker backdrop — Unleash the Power Within, 2019: firewalkers, with my family.

Jimmy with Shaun White — With Shaun White at Financial Mastery, a Tony Robbins event, 2019.

Jimmy and family at a conference table — Learn ChatGPT in 3 Days, Las Vegas, 2023, with my family.

A Mike Ferry Superstar Retreat 2019 VIP badge — Mike Ferry Superstar Retreat, 2019: VIP, Premier Coaching.

Reading

Books that shaped me

I read and listen to audiobooks constantly. This is the stack on my desk; below it are the books I return to and recommend, by subject.

A stack of books on Jimmy's desk, including How to Win Friends and Influence People and Think and Grow Rich

Cover of Man's Search for Meaning — **Man's Search for Meaning**
Viktor Frankl

Cover of Elon Musk — **Elon Musk**
Walter Isaacson

Cover of Think and Grow Rich — **Think and Grow Rich**
Napoleon Hill

Cover of Outwitting the Devil — **Outwitting the Devil**
Napoleon Hill

Cover of How to Win Friends and Influence People — **How to Win Friends and Influence People**
Dale Carnegie

Cover of Never Split the Difference — **Never Split the Difference**
Chris Voss

Cover of The Greatest Salesman in the World — **The Greatest Salesman in the World**
Og Mandino

Cover of Way of the Wolf — **Way of the Wolf**
Jordan Belfort

Cover of The 48 Laws of Power — **The 48 Laws of Power**
Robert Greene

Cover of The Laws of Human Nature — **The Laws of Human Nature**
Robert Greene

Cover of The Road Less Stupid — **The Road Less Stupid**
Keith Cunningham

Cover of Rich Dad Poor Dad — **Rich Dad Poor Dad**
Robert Kiyosaki

Cover of The Richest Man in Babylon — **The Richest Man in Babylon**
George S. Clason

Cover of What Would the Rockefellers Do? — **What Would the Rockefellers Do?**
Garrett Gunderson

Cover of The Future Is Faster Than You Think — **The Future Is Faster Than You Think**
Peter Diamandis

What Color Is Your Parachute?Richard N. Bolles

What Color Is Your Parachute?
Richard N. Bolles

Cover of Atomic Habits — **Atomic Habits**
James Clear

Cover of Can't Hurt Me — **Can't Hurt Me**
David Goggins

The Power of One MoreEd Mylett

The Power of One More
Ed Mylett

Cover of The Let Them Theory — **The Let Them Theory**
Mel Robbins

As a Man ThinkethJames Allen

As a Man Thinketh
James Allen

Cover of The Traveler's Gift — **The Traveler's Gift**
Andy Andrews

Cover of The Happiness Advantage — **The Happiness Advantage**
Shawn Achor

Cover of Greenlights — **Greenlights**
Matthew McConaughey

Cover of Life Force — **Life Force**
Tony Robbins

Cover of Stealing Fire — **Stealing Fire**
Steven Kotler

Cover of The Creative Act — **The Creative Act**
Rick Rubin

Cover of Goal Setting — **Goal Setting**
Jim Rohn

Cover of Meditations — **Meditations**
Marcus Aurelius

Cover of The Power of Now — **The Power of Now**
Eckhart Tolle

Cover of The Untethered Soul — **The Untethered Soul**
Michael Singer

Cover of The Four Agreements — **The Four Agreements**
Don Miguel Ruiz

Cover of Love Is Letting Go of Fear — **Love Is Letting Go of Fear**
Gerald Jampolsky

Cover of How to Change Your Mind — **How to Change Your Mind**
Michael Pollan

Cover of The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work — **The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work**
John Gottman

Cover of Sapiens — **Sapiens**
Yuval Noah Harari

Cover of Alexander Hamilton — **Alexander Hamilton**
Ron Chernow

Cover of Ender's Game — **Ender's Game**
Orson Scott Card

Cover of The Martian — **The Martian**
Andy Weir

Cover of The Hobbit — **The Hobbit**
J. R. R. Tolkien

Cover of To Kill a Mockingbird — **To Kill a Mockingbird**
Harper Lee

Cover of And Then There Were None — **And Then There Were None**
Agatha Christie

Cover of The Screwtape Letters — **The Screwtape Letters**
C. S. Lewis

Cover of Robinson Crusoe — **Robinson Crusoe**
Daniel Defoe

Cover of The Revenant — **The Revenant**
Michael Punke

Cover of The Persian Boy — **The Persian Boy**
Mary Renault

Cover of Elephant Run — **Elephant Run**
Roland Smith

Beekeeping

The hives

Beekeeping is slow, careful work. Move too fast around a hive and the bees let you know.

Hiking and the outdoors

Southern Utah is my backyard

One of my favorite hikes is Angels Landing in Zion. Closer to home, a trail near Sun River climbs to a stone monument and an American flag above the valley.

Jimmy at the top of Angels Landing, arms out over Zion Canyon

A stone monument with an American flag above the valley

Building and tinkering

I like to make things work

Building things is a hobby that overlaps with my work: iPhone apps, home automation 🔒 and the odd Flipper Zero project. I also sell on Facebook Marketplace for fun, with 5 stars from 27 reviews.