I live a blessed life. In a "why me God" world, where I have had my share of bad times, I can't get too depressed without telling myself to knock it off. It's not eternal optimism. It's just me being honest with myself about what life is all about and how I choose to navigate […]
I don't believe in hazing. I never joined a frat. If anything, I helped to create a parody of a frat when I was in college (long story). I had plenty of friends in college and my perception of frats was more for others that felt the need to belong or individuals that had a […]
Living is a tricky thing. We squander away much of your time on earth. Sometimes a life event happens and a switch somewhere in our brain ends up flipping. For many, it's an event like getting married or becoming a parent. For others it's a death of a family member or somebody close to you. […]
Brainstorming needs to be an exclusively inclusive process. (Read it again if you don't get it). Let's be honest, not all ideas are good ideas and many people are not great at the brainstorming process. I am blessed to have worked with some of the most creative people in my industry. I have also […]
This past weekend, we took a family trip to visit my wife's half of the family. We had a quick and easy hot dog and hamburger type dinner gathering. Very informal. Nothing fancy. Even the beer was blue collar and obviously purchased by someone who doesn't drink the stuff. Beggars can't be choosers I guess, […]
A few months ago my company decided to paint a bunch of the offices and I asked if they could include mine in the process. The person who had the office before me had it done as a tribute to his favorite baseball team-The Detroit Tigers. Needless to say, although I really liked Sparky […]
Confidence is a crazy thing. In order to be truly successful, you need it. Yet, there are times when confidence is the thing that sets you up for failure. When you are successful, it's easy to get into a confidence rut. This rut can breed laziness and eventually failure. When you have a history […]
Floaters are people who spend much of their life and career looking for ways to keep what they got. To hang on. They wait out the tides of life and hope to just stay above water. To paddle is to resist and could possibly change the target outcome. When you are a floater, the unpredictable […]
My father has read all the Jack Reacher books. I have read a couple of them for a change of pace. I traditionally don't read stuff that the average person enjoys. My personal library is full of marketing, management and how to influence people kind of stuff. Unless you are into this genre of books, […]
I was having a somewhat serious phone conversation with a friend of mine the other morning. He is currently going through a career reinvention and asked me an interesting question. If you know me or have read any of my blogs, you can deduce that I am a pretty positive person. Regardless of my direction […]