What do you teach a child to do with a dollar? After all, it's only a dollar, right? Well, there are two primary schools of thought. The first and much more common is that it's only a dollar, so what does it matter? The second and much more intelligent way of thinking is to use... Continue Reading →
The Game Few Are Playing
A football game in the NFL technically consists of four fifteen-minute quarters, yet the average game runs over three hours due to the start and stop nature of the action. Add in commercial breaks and the sometimes meandering nature of an NFL broadcast, and it's easy to see how a sixty-minute game becomes one hundred... Continue Reading →
Life Lessons From Mom
In honor of my Mom and to all moms worldwide, the following is a tribute. My Mom taught me so much as a child; many of these lessons have stayed with me. A few, in particular, have grown to become absolute fundamentals that my life is now based on. A common thread running through these... Continue Reading →
So How About Those New Year’s Resolutions?
With the first month of 2016 coming to a close, New Years seems like only a distant memory. It is by far the most popular day of the year for setting new goals and resolutions and yet most people fall short of reaching them. Ever wonder why? Leadership expert John Maxwell teaches not to make... Continue Reading →
Which “Wolf” are You Feeding?
Have you ever said or done anything and then immediately felt a huge sense of remorse? Ever wish you could take back a spoken word or action? That would be from the "bad wolf" living inside you. Of course you all have a "good wolf" as well. And hopefully he is responsible for the majority... Continue Reading →
Life Lessons From an Injury
As a preface to those readers not actively involved in exercise please stick with me because the lessons I'm going to share can apply to any area of life. Please don't write me off if you're not into working out. There's potential value in my message for everyone. September 29, 2014 was just another Monday... Continue Reading →
Do You Live for Friday?
Ask the average person how they're doing on a Monday and their typical answer will be "Okay for a Monday" or "Not bad considering it's a Monday". Now ask that same question on Wednesday and you will likely get an answer with the phrase "Hump Day" thrown in somewhere. Ask this question on a Friday... Continue Reading →
There is No Tomorrow
One of my favorite scenes from Rocky III is when Rocky and Apollo are sparing out in LA. Rocky had just lost his title defense against Clubber Lang (Mr. T) and was training with Apollo to prepare for the rematch. For those of you too young to remember, Apollo was working with Rocky to totally... Continue Reading →
4 Questions to Ask Yourself after Every Life Experience
As my first true blog post I want to pay tribute to some of the mentors who have influenced my life for over twenty years. As the title suggest, the four questions are as follows along with their source: What did I do Right? And what can I do Better next time? Brian Tracy What... Continue Reading →