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 […]
Have you ever been involved in a conversation where someone absolutely fixates on something wrong? It could be a wonderful blue sky day and a person is obsessing over how hot it is outside. How about the person who is having an especially productive week but can’t seem to get over the one customer that […]
Because we are so close to Father’s Day, I thought it would be appropriate to do a little Daddy and Daughter story. This weekend, a very good friend of mine invited us for a day out on the Rappahannock, otherwise known as the “Rivah.” The day started like so many past beautiful Sundays. We arrived […]
I had a wonderful conversation with someone in Richmond this past Monday. It was one of those chance meetings where you really connect and just seem to talk for hours and not notice it. We chatted for about three hours on various topics including; business, defining success, influential films, habits of thinking, and even religion. […]
On my recent trip back to Virginia, I was told a number of times how lucky I was. That’s because when I come for an extended visit, I have a wonderful group of friends who open up their home, lend me a car, pick me up at the airport or do countless other acts of […]
Over the past six months or so, I have been engaged in a completely unofficial, non-scientific quest to answer the question – what are the major differences between a job, a career, and a calling? I had my own answers, but I really wanted to know what other people were thinking. What I found was […]
If you have ever witnessed a small child defiantly exclaim, “You’re not the boss of me!” you understand a basic human principle. People don’t like to be bossed. Bossing conjures up visions of a dictatorial “do it my way or the highway” approach. And no one ever said that “being bossy” was a good thing. […]
It’s mid-March and 2013 is well under way. Remember those New Year’s resolutions and goals you made? Maybe you wanted to get more physically active, get 10 more clients, or get more organized. How are you doing? Are you blowing it out of the water or just feel like you are blowing it? Here are […]
Here’s my theory – if you’re like 93.5% of the people out there, tomorrow is screwing you up! You see, as long as you have tomorrow, you can put off all those things that you’re planning to get around to. And you can justify why you’re not getting to the really important stuff. Your dreams […]
During one of my college summers many years ago, I was living on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. I remember saying to one of my buddies, “Dude, I’ll never get caught up in the grind.” Guess what – I did along with several of my peers. It’s a little scary how a few harmless […]
