I finally finished writing my book! Can you believe it?! I can’t! This is something that has taken me MUCH longer than I anticipated, but nevertheless it is done! I started writing it in January of this year (2015), with the intent that I would have it finished and published…

This week I was able to spend some time at two of my most favorite places on earth. First, while attending a convention in Orlando I was able to go to Walt Disney World for a day. Our family has been visiting Disney World for over 20 years, long before…

Last week was a special time for my family and me. My oldest son graduated from 4th grade and will be headed to a new school – middle school – in the Fall (the school system we currently live in has K-4 and then moves to a 5-6 middle school)….

I recently attended a leadership event called Leadercast (formerly known as the Chick-Fil-A Leadercast). It is always a great thing to sharpen up my leadership thoughts and ideas – stuff that can make me a better person overall. During one of the sessions, Bill McDermott, the CEO of SAP (one…

I worked a good bit last week.  It was kind of a crazy week for me – lots of meetings;  There was a deadline on a project;  Several interruptions (as can always happen); New as well as re-scheduled meetings.  If you clocked in my time that I put in last…

I talk a lot. At least that is what people tell me. Fortunately for me, in my personal life, I married someone who is a great listener. She has the patience to listen to me go on and on about a topic, sometimes repeating the same things over and over…

With all the recent ice and snow we have had lately here in the Nashville TN area, our family has had a lot more time inside the house than we normally do. Although we have gone outside more than most and played in the ice and snow for extended periods…

I’ve had my priorities out of line a little bit lately. You see I have been doing a really good job of trying too hard. I’ve been trying really hard to make sure I have been a good dad.  Spending time with the kids, making sure I have been helping…

We live in a world of gloom and doom.  Everywhere we go, there is something negative that we hear about that affects our lives.  The news media actually garners profits from bad news and bad things happening to other people (how many times have you seen them lead with a…

How long do you think it takes to change or to form a habit? I have read many times that it takes 21 days.  Traditional wisdom seems to say that.  Isn’t that what you have probably heard too? But I was proven wrong about it this week. A speaker I…