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…

It is always nice to relax for a couple of days. It gives me a chance to think for a little bit  – like I have been able to the last week or so.  I unfortunately had a very rough Christmas as I got a severe case of the flu…

Wow. I heard this today, and it hit me like a brick between the eyes. Read the title again. Think less, act more. Do you know why this hit me like a brick? Because I’m one of those people… Those people who is constantly trying to improve myself. I think…

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…

Do you ever run across those types of people at work that drive you crazy? You know, the ones who come by your office and then “sit” in a chair and start talking about random stuff, never leaving, while you are in the middle of writing a report… Or the…

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…

This week was filled  with activity for me outside of work. Lunch meetings with friends from the past, a breakfast meeting with a new friend, a men’s group meeting, dinner with my neighbor, swimming with my family, skatepark time with my son, and hanging out with friends that came over to…

“A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.” Prov 17:22 (ESV) What did you see this week that you haven’t seen before?   I saw the moon light up the sky. I saw the sunset change the clouds into a colorful array that made…

We recently had some vacation time where we spent a week in Central Florida with my wife’s parents.  This is ALWAYS a great time, because her Mom and Dad not only live in the Sunshine State, but they also have a pool that is heated, and screened in. We usually…

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….