I finished a budget project for my division recently that took me several weeks to complete. It was a great feeling to finally have this project completed! I reviewed it with finance and my bosses – everything looked good and was approved and accepted. I moved on to the next…

Change can sometimes be hard to handle. This week for example, my workplace announced that our campus in downtown Nashville is up for sale (I say campus because our buildings encompass 14.5 acres making my company the largest landowner in downtown).  Our CEO indicated that although he would like our…

I was in a lot of meetings last week. While this is often a normal part of my job, last week I had a few more meetings than usual. But the people in the meetings wanted to talk. And talk. And talk. And they didn’t want to listen. Or give…

How did you feel when you woke up this morning?  Did you wake up groggy? Was it hard to get out of bed or did your body feel refreshed and renewed, ready to tackle the day? There are more factors than just getting a good night’s sleep that allows you…

I attended a Leadership conference last Friday called Leadercast and came away with some very good insights.  One that sticks in my mind right now is from Laura Bush, the former first lady, that I remember from the interview at the event. She talked about how her husband, George W….

Living in the details is something I am known for.  When God designed me, he gave me an uncanny ability to be concerned, interested in, and remember many of the tiny little details of a project or work situation (I wish this ability worked as well in my conversations with…

I worked hard last week. How about you? Did you make sure you took care of everything that you were supposed to?  Followed through on all of your commitments? Finish the report you were going to do, returned the phone calls you were supposed to return? I have some people…

Recently a colleague and I disagreed on something at work.  I was trying to look at the perspective of everyone involved, while my colleague did not have the same perspective.  This was mostly due to the fact that they had missed several of the meetings I had attended to gain…

We spent a great day yesterday on a road trip to Atlanta.  We went to a cousin’s house and the kids got to hang out and play; then we went to the cousin’s birthday party that afternoon; met my brother in law for dinner that evening; then drove home late…

I just finished watching my favorite movie of all time – It’s a Wonderful Life, starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed.  This year it was even more special, because my wife and I introduced this movie to my 7 and 9 year old and we watched it together as a…