It happened to me several times last week. I found myself in the middle of a conversation that was very unproductive.  Actually, it was even worse than unproductive, it was nothing but negative as we were verbally tearing down a teammate that we all worked with.  Sitting there talking about…

Did you ever play the telephone game when you were a kid?  For those that don’t know what I’m talking about, it is when you have a group of friends sitting around in a circle, and you start the game by whispering in the ear of the person to the…

I was in a meeting several weeks ago, and part of the meeting involved bringing up ideas for new products that we are creating.  Towards the beginning of the meeting I mentioned an idea that was very unique and specific – but no one really acknowledged it and it quickly…

My friend Jason Cruise wrote a great post the other day about sharing our faith with other people and it reminded as to why I started writing this blog in the first place (click here for more info on that). I work in a Christian environment now. We pray before…

Ever had the “back stab” happen to you?  You know, when someone tells you one thing, then goes right behind your back, does something else, just so they won’t be the ones to blame? This is one of the hardest things to deal with as you try to maintain your…

I was in a meeting several years ago in which the person that was leading the meeting acted very forceful.  He pushed through everything that he wanted to do… asking everyone – no basically telling everyone – to set their cell phones aside and to close their computers because what…

I spent several hours recently organizing some stuff in a closet.  Now this didn’t really need to be done right now (if ever?), and if I would have realized it, doing it together with my wife instead of by myself would have made this task go by twice as fast…

Growing up in Atlanta and being a lifelong Falcons fan I’ve cheered for the Falcons win or lose all my life. I never thought I would see them go to the Super Bowl once let alone twice in my lifetime! Needless to say this past weekend I was more than…

A friend of mine, Jason Cruise recently wrote a post that hit me right square in the eyes.  He talked about how our tone and our mood affect everyone not only at home, but also at work. I have personally struggled with this for a long time.  I am a…

I just got back from attending a business convention in Las Vegas last week and it exposed me to some things that I had not experienced in awhile.  When I decided to take the job I currently have in Nashville TN, one of the main factors in my decision was…