My youngest son was able to play his first year of tackle football last Fall. He loved watching football with me, playing Madden on his game system but this was going to be his first real experience of being tackled. Was I nervous? Yes. Was I excited? Saying I was thrilled would be an understatement! We picked his number to be #16 because he wanted to play quarterback. I went to the University ...
I fell in love with the idea of space shuttles and outer space after watching the 1986 movie SpaceCamp. The movie is about a group of kids that go to a camp dedicated to training the attendees on what it takes to be an astronaut. This movie caused me to dream about the idea of going into space. Who knows? Maybe one day I’ll get to live out that dream but not today.
At 44 years old...
There’s a ditch on either side of these conversations ahead of you. On one side, there’s the ditch of your selfish motives. And on the other side are your unrealistic expectations.
Leadership Leaves Scars
But it’s worth it
I got my biggest and most prominent scar when I was 12 years old. My dad and I were helping a neighbor move a large tree that had fallen during a colossal thunderstorm. My Dad tied one end of a rope around the trunk of the tree and the other end to a stake that he began driving into the ground with a sledgehammer. As I watched my dad ...
4 Things to Consider
Let’s talk about selling your business.
Cue the theme music to the movie Jaws. I see the terror on your face as you think about a larger predator ripping your business to shreds. I see you imagining your staff scared, legs dangling in the water, unsure about what’s underneath. I see you mentally swimming helplessly out in the open ocean, making l...
