The Authenticity of Life
“On this day, I drove down the one-lane entrance to the Links of Utopia that had become so familiar this life-altering week. It was a “windows down” sort of road. You wanted to experience it, not just drive it. This stretch of road was flanked by the authenticity of life. Nothing was imported. Without the help of a gardener, native wildflowers bloomed in concert with the natural grasses and vines. Sensing their short-lived splendor, wildflowers sprang to life with a flurry and lived life greatly during the spring, knowing the slower-growing summer grasses would survive them in the coming heat. Cattle stared you down with curiosity while chewing their cud, oblivious to the world outside of their fence. The century-old rusted barbed-wire fence served its purpose faithfully, held together by the stoic rot-proof cedar posts born in the valley. Obsessed by failure earlier in the week, I had been too preoccupied to experience life beyond the surface, missing what Monet lived to paint.” — Seven Days In Utopia - pg. 103
Spring is here. It’s the Players Championship on the PGA Tour and the iconic 17th green. Hope is in the air. Be looking for what Monet lived to paint. It’s there…
Come join me at a beautiful ranch near Houston in a few weeks at our “greatness Live” spring event. Spring will be in full bloom and I will have a day of “awe” stories to share that just might alter the trajectory of your life. They did mine. Check out the link below. The coffee will be brewing when you arrive.
Join Dr. Cook for a Fireside Master Class
greatness LIVE! • Houston, TX • April 17, 2026
greatness LIVE is an intimate fireside chat Master Class experience based on the best-selling book by acclaimed peak performance coach, Dr. David L. Cook.
Join this exclusive group (100 person max) this spring in Houston for a day of inspiring stories and life changing principles from Dr. Cook’s four decades of peak performance coaching.
https://thegreatnessexperience.com/