Leadership Lessons
I have led many groups of people for over 30 years. During that time, the teams I led experienced some great victories and some pretty ugly defeats. When reflecting on those wins and loses today, I thought about things I did that hurt our chances to succeed. There...
Paying To Get The Job Done
Sometimes I have to hire laborers to do hard, physical work that I am not willing to do. The going rate is around $100 a day. Today, I felt unbelievably fortunate to hire a guy named Elbert Williams to cut down some huge, overgrown bushes, pull them up by the roots...
Standing With My Friends
When Pulse, the gay nightclub in Orlando was the target for the most recent mass shooting, my heart broke for the precious young people who died that night. But also, my heart hurt for my LGBTQ friends who were grieving the fact that their group, family, tribe had...
Be the Hero
Last week at the Deupree House senior living facility where he lives, Dr. Henry Heimlich performed his namesake medical procedure on a choking victim. The person was 87 year old Patty Ris, also a resident at the Deupree House. A bite of hamburger had gone down her...
The 3 C’s For Your Inner Circle
In life you will constantly be looking for people to be in your inner circle. These individuals will help move you to the next level in your life. Your inner circle will include your spouse, your closest business associates and partners. Over the last 30 years I have...Subscribe to the Podcast!
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