Michael Nygren

Curator of Stories, Ideas, and Possibility

Mike Nygren: Author

The Ten Balloons. Principles of Leadership, Life and Love captures the spirit of what it means to take an intentional look at your life. This realistic approach to a balanced life is personal and practical in outlining steps for creating intentional purpose statements in ten areas of your life.

Mike’s story telling approach to life brings great inspiration and motivation in the areas of family, career, relationships, education, finances, health, and adventure. This multi-generational topic is designed for young people and adult audiences of all ages who like personal challenges.

 

Curator of Stories, Ideas, and Possibility

“I notice what others overlook, preserve what matters, and share it so future generations may remember, learn, and discover what is still possible."

The Curator

I have worn many titles throughout my life—teacher, coach, youth pastor, mentor, speaker, artist, author, husband, father, and grandfather. For years I described my journey as anything but a straight line. Looking back now, I realize there has always been one thread connecting it all.

I have been a curator.

Not of museums or priceless artifacts, but of stories, ideas, relationships, faith, history, memories, and possibility.

Curators notice what others overlook. They preserve what matters before it is forgotten and share it in ways that help others understand, remember, and discover. That has quietly become the work of my life.

Whether helping teenagers discover purpose, encouraging leaders, preserving a 160-year-old home, painting memories that connect generations, or writing about retirement, I have simply been gathering collections worth remembering.

The books on this website are not separate projects. They are collections. Each one preserves a different part of the journey—faith, leadership, intentional living, life's unexpected mile markers, and the changing conversations surrounding retirement. Together they tell a larger story about purpose, legacy, relationships, and the enduring belief that there is always something more to discover.

My hope is simple.

~ That somewhere within these collections you will recognize a piece of your own story.

~ That you will remember something worth preserving.

~ And that you will leave believing what I continue to discover every day:

~ There is always more becoming than ending.

 

Contact mike@tenballoons.com