One of my heroes is Martin Luther King, Jr. I remember sitting in the living room and watching him on our little black and white television. His fiery rhetoric, his compassion and his...
When I was in grade school, I tried out for every sports team and was cut from every sports team (see Getting Picked Last Sucks!). I loved sports and loved playing sports, but I did not have...
Everybody wants to be happy! When I’m smiling, I’m happy. When I’m laughing, I’m happy. When someone laughs at my joke that makes me happy. I like to...
General Norman Schwarzkopf once said, “You can’t help someone get up a hill without getting closer to the top yourself.” General Schwarzkopf knew what many great leaders...
One company I worked for made it very clear that hitting or exceeding quarterly and annual revenue targets was not only expected, anything less was unacceptable! Persistent failure provided...
Two recent coincidences inspired the words you are reading right now. In a trip to Springfield, IL for my nieces wedding, I visited the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. I found the...
My wife majored in Philosophy at the University of Michigan. Not only is she extremely intelligent, a deep thinker and beautiful, she is also an avid Michigan football fan! In fact,...
My niece had a beautiful wedding ceremony recently; exchanging vows before family and friends with the love of her life. Our daughter was a bridesmaid and my wife and I were there in our aunt...
As Christmas approaches, I am reminded of the intrigue and wonder I experienced as a child as to what Santa was going to leave me under the Christmas tree. I was curious as to what my...
One of the subjects I touch on briefly in my new book, To Lead, Follow, is where leaders spend their time thinking. Leaders need to learn from the past, live in the present and plan for...
Do you talk to strangers or do you follow your mother’s advice and never talk to strangers? When you’re waiting to see your doctor or in line for your skinny latte at Starbucks,...
There have been times when I’ve joked that the only reason I was being included in a meeting was to provide the “eye candy.” For those of you who know what I look like, you...
