What can I say? I’m an Abraham Lincoln geek! Abraham Lincoln is one of my heroes. From as early as I can remember, I have always held Honest Abe in high esteem. Not...
I started kindergarten when I was four years old. I started college when I was 17 years old. No, I was not a child prodigy with great intellectual capacity, I was simply born in November. As a...
Cycling can be a lot of fun. It’s a great sport that has significantly evolved in my lifetime. My first bike cost $5, had one gear, and to stop or slow down, I simply used my feet...
I’m a little stiff as I tap the keys of my computer today having spent the weekend riding my bike 190 miles. I participated in the Pan Mass Challenge, a fund-raising bike-a-thon that...
One of my best friends, someone I’ve known my entire life, is a prominent dentist in Ohio. As kids we played together, went to school together, played on the same sports teams together;...
I run anywhere from 20 to 30 miles each week. Now some people might not call it running (I go kind of slow), but in my mind, I see an Olympic athlete sprinting in front of a stadium packed...
No one likes a cheater. Poker players in the Wild West were shot and killed if they were caught cheating. In school, if you get caught cheating you can get sent to the principal’s office,...
The buck stops here. President Harry S. Truman had a sign on his desk making this statement famous. “The buck stops here” is slang for passing responsibility on to someone...
Effective leaders take pride in their communication skill. Show me a great leader and I’ll show you a great communicator. Show me a poor leader and I’ll show you a poor...
Last weekend my wife and I returned to Traverse City, MI, our home for many years, to attend a wedding. On this trip we were reminded that there is nothing better that a summer day in Northern...
I have a good friend who seems to be consumed with being right. When we’re talking about something and we disagree on a fact, I’ve learned that his silence means he has his smart...
Leaders who come up with a novel solution to a problem are often considered great thinkers and therefore great leaders. Our society admires those who provide a fresh idea, an innovative...
