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Early Bird Politics… Sunday Musings
There's a rhythm in the desert. We humans think we're so different from the other critters that roam this earth, but not really. If we watch how they interact, we'll find great insights into ourselves and our instincts. Such is true this warm Sunday morning. During our desert summer I struggle ...
Resilience - the Real Secret
After you've traveled down that road to success for a decade or two, you start to realize that success has never been a destination. It's merely one of the way stations on the road of your life. No matter what your goals are, no matter how and when you ...
Miracles Everywhere
I woke up this morning thinking, “I need a few miracles.” This economy is a tad spooky in my industry. Even though it's smart business to step up training in a down economy to insure you hold onto good employees and customers, companies often don’t. So we speakers ...
Beijing Olympics and The Resilience of the Human Spirit
No matter the situation in the world; no matter the economy; the the looks on the faces of the Olympians as they march through the stadium tonight brings Hope. Not just hope, but a reminder of our commonality and community. A reminder that, in the end, we aren't so different ...
Unconnected Disconnected Discombobulated
872 emails 25 Texts 18 voice mails glaring blog absence I spent the first part of last week in Coolidge, Arizona. A city so small they still have a population and elevation sign as you enter town. I drove back to Phoenix and hopped a plane 4 hours later to New York City. The ...
A “TREMENDOUS” Legacy - Charlie “Tremendous” Jones
If you have never heard of Charlie "Tremendous" Jones, you have missed out. One of the great orators of our our time, Charlie is bigger than life. He shakes you to your core and urges you to be your best, hang out with the best, read the best, and ...
The Last Lecturer’s Final Farewell - Randy Pausch
One of the bright lights, Randy Pausch, has finally left the building. He discovered he had pancreatic cancer last September. Instead of throwing a pity party, he got busy. Within days, he created a lecture about life, joy, love, happiness, having fun, and living with purpose. That speech on YouTube ...
Can’t Take My Mind Off You…
I'm back. Actually I haven't been gone. This blogging thing is sitting on my shoulder all day long, pulling my hair, stealing parts of my brain. Here's the deal, I've started at least ten different entries and stopped mid-sentence. I have the idea, but then nothing more to back it ...
The Blogathon Continues
For the newer bloggers out there, try getting some friends together to do a blogathon like we did. In the past 19 days I've learned a lot about my friends, I've read more blogs than I ever thought I would, and I've been more committed to writing in this. It's ...
Do Things “happen in threes?”
In the past two weeks I've had a weird thing happen. I'm fixin' to try and find some guru or new age type who can 'splain it to me because it has me worried. While I was in Hawaii, I was checking out of the hotel and inadvertently dropped ...