Pretty much all of my time is spent building the barefoot-inspired footwear business that Lena and I started. It all began, almost as a joke, in a corner of a spare bedroom. But now it's a thriving business with an office, employees, and a LOT of late nights. Xero Shoes (originally Invisible Shoes) are lightweight casual and performace shoes, boots, and sandals that people use for everything from a stroll on the beach to climbing Kilimanjaro to running trail ultra marathon. They give you all the fun and benefits of being barefoot, but with a layer of protection, style... and FUN.

If I'm not in the Xero Shoes office, or at home resting, you'll find me on one of the tracks near my house -- I'm a Masters All-American Sprinter. That's right, sprinter, not runner. Contrary to this picture, I don't do too much off the track and I rarely run more than 200m at a time (and even that I do reluctantly). During the indoor season, I run the 50 and 60m. Outdoor, I run the 100m and, rarely, the 200m.

This site began so I could rant on the Anti-Guru Blog. No, it's not about guru-bashing, though I do some of that, but about something much more interesting... check it out and you'll see.

Other new news *off* my site is something really fun... especially for anyone who takes their spiritual life a bit too seriously. Check out www.delightenment.com.

If you (or anyone you know) dreams of writing the great American screenplay, check out the software I created - Scriptware, the industry-standard word processing software for film and television Scriptwriters. To find out more about successful scriptwriting, see my book (now online), Scriptwriting Secrets - Writing Your Million Dollar Story. I also created Cinovation, Inc. to publish and distribute Scriptware and other software for the creative community.

If I ever have time, you can find me enjoying go-kart racing, playing miniature golf, bowling, pinball, WaterWorld or Elitch Gardens amusement park, air hockey and chocolate cake to die for. If you're up for a bike ride, I'll join you on my recumbent or my new human-powered scooter or Elliptigo (I need to get pictures of some of these things). And on January 1st, you can usually catch me and the other Polar Bears chipping away the ice and jumping in the Boulder Reservoir.

Now, beyond things that I *do* is this: In October, 2003 I had the great good fortune to marry the lovely Lena Phoenix, author of The Heart of a Cult, COO and co-founder of Xero Shoes. The wedding was an absolute blast, complete with the best cake I've ever eaten (half of it stored away in our freezer), a chocolate fountain, marimba music by Kutandara, and a spontaneous Silly String and Lucky Charms battle. Some day, I'll write out the story of our meeting -- it's a winner on the romance scale. Suffice it to say, before we were a couple I always imagined being extremely happy with this wonderful, smart, funny, beautiful woman... I couldn't have guessed how much my imagination would pale compared to reality.

Fun news in our house comes our first dog (for each of us), Paolo. He was a 2-3 year old rescue, wha is an absolute delight. I like to joke, "I can't say that I love my dog more than my wife... she tells me." (and Lena feels the same way ;-) )

Hope you enjoyed your visit. If you would like to contact me, please use the following email address: steven@sashen.com or call 303/447-3100.

Be well,

Steven Sashen