There are those who are in and those who are out. There are those who do and those who don’t. There are those who push limits and those who are content in the land of status quo. Where are you? You may even think to yourself that you want to push limits but you find […]
Over four centuries ago, William Shakespeare said it well, “If you seek a virtue and have it not, assume it.” In more recent vernacular, the phrase “Fake it until you make it” would apply. Before you can act your way into being something that you’re not, you need to first believe that it’s possible. Using […]
It’s August, which is the height of the summer in Virginia. Like most people during this time of year, I like to seek refuge from the heat near the water. Fortunately, I can still visit the house I grew up in, and that house sits about 30 yards from a little saltwater creek that’s one […]
I have an idea. I actually have a ton of them; all the time. Some I seize and others I file away. Often forgotten, but occasionally resurrected. Anyone who knows me and the work that I do, knows that I’m a bit of a self-improvement junkie. I’m captivated by our human struggle to grow and […]
Last week, I wrote an article about living without regrets. I chose to focus on the relationships that are meaningful to us and how to cultivate them, since it’s all too easy to fall into an “I’ll do that later when I have more time” mindset. The thought was prompted by a friend who had […]
I just read a post on facebook from a friend who had lost a friend over the weekend. He posted that he had been busy over the past few years, as we all are, and now he wished he had reached out more to his friend. We’ve all been there. Loss is so hard, and […]
So do you have anything that you wish would happen? Here’s a news flash. Wishful thinking is just procrastination. And procrastination is just putting off something that we don’t want to do or are afraid that we can’t do. You can dress it up any way you like, but thinking about something never got it […]
The idea of independence is not a unique concept but it is something truly American. Have you ever read the Declaration of Independence all of the way through? Wow! What a fiery and beautifully written document born out of widespread discontent. Here’s the abbreviated history: Members of Congress had agreed that the time for talking […]
I just finished watching a video of a high school friend, Kathy Stevens, who was giving a presentation on her work at the Catskill Animal Sanctuary in New York. Kathy and I grew up in the same rural Southern community on farms about 5 miles from each other. I knew that Kathy went off to […]
I got the call from my 25 year-old daughter last Thursday. “Dad, do you have some time?” I immediately closed the client presentation I was working on and replied, “Of course kiddo, what do you need?” “Mom wants me to give the eulogy at grandma’s (her maternal grandmother and my ex-mother-in-law) funeral on Saturday. And […]
