Change: Getting Unstuck
Through life experience in various settings – whether in business, at church, or at home – I have observed that the most difficult challenge we face is change. Whether it involves changing attitudes...
View ArticleChange: Getting Restarted
In my last blog, I focused on the overwhelming and ever present reality of change, and our need to adapt and respond to it, not merely to survive, but to get better and thrive. Most of us exhibit...
View ArticleA Wedding and Funeral
At the beginning of September, I traveled with my family to Nebraska to celebrate our nephew Zach’s marriage to Tori. On arriving that Thursday evening, we were met with the sad news of the death of a...
View ArticleKeep on Keeping On
I continue to be caught up with the aspiration of getting better, yet still find myself confused and discouraged by how hard it is to move from the “idea” to reality. As Paul wrote in his letter to the...
View ArticleAre You a Drainer or a Replenisher?
As we come to the end of the year, everyone gets caught up with the wonderful idea of a “new year” in which we can wipe the slate clean, start fresh and get (even more) serious about achieving the...
View ArticleGo Deeper in Your Relationships – Starting Now
At the beginning of March, I attended the memorial service for Dave Morgan. I’ve know Dave for more than 10 years. I knew that he played college football at the University of Kansas. I knew that he was...
View ArticleTo Get Better: Coach and Be Coached
When you look at our Transformational Leadership Program (TLP), which is now starting its third year, one of the first things you’ll notice is the extensive practice of coaching. All TLP participants...
View ArticleIf You Want to Leave a (Positive) Legacy: Get Started Now
We just completed a 2,500 mile round trip to Houston to help our daughter Rachel relocate and begin her new career as a marketing assistant for a CPA firm. Angie and I are so proud of Rachel and happy...
View ArticleMaking the Most of Every Opportunity
Wow! The last time I wrote this blog was August 2014. It certainly doesn’t feel like five months ago. During that five-month span, work was accomplished, travels were completed, holidays were...
View ArticleIf At First You Don’t Succeed…
This past year, I have been blessed to serve as a coach in our Transformational Leadership Program (TLP). Once again, I have experienced the fact that the teacher learns right alongside his or her...
View ArticleVisible Leadership
Leadership is more about who you are being than what you are doing. It starts with the recognition that everyone is a leader regardless of their role, title, age or experience. Leadership is about...
View ArticleWant to Achieve Your Goals? Tell Others!
Goal Achieved!color=”000066”> This fall, on Saturday, September 26, 2015, I completed my first 13.1 mile half-marathon, running the whole distance, without stopping or walking, in a time of 2.5...
View ArticleGoal Achieved? So What’s Next?
In my last blog, I examined what is essential to goal setting and achieving, and concluded that “telling others” was the most important and essential action you can take. Yes, it is important and...
View ArticleKeep on Keeping On
I continue to be caught up with the aspiration of getting better, yet still find myself confused and discouraged by how hard it is to move from the “idea” to reality. As Paul wrote in his letter to the...
View ArticleAre You a Drainer or a Replenisher?
As we come to the end of the year, everyone gets caught up with the wonderful idea of a “new year” in which we can wipe the slate clean, start fresh and get (even more) serious about achieving the...
View ArticleGo Deeper in Your Relationships – Starting Now
At the beginning of March, I attended the memorial service for Dave Morgan. I’ve know Dave for more than 10 years. I knew that he played college football at the University of Kansas. I knew that he was...
View ArticleTo Get Better: Coach and Be Coached
When you look at our Transformational Leadership Program (TLP), which is now starting its third year, one of the first things you’ll notice is the extensive practice of coaching. All TLP participants...
View ArticleIf You Want to Leave a (Positive) Legacy: Get Started Now
We just completed a 2,500 mile round trip to Houston to help our daughter Rachel relocate and begin her new career as a marketing assistant for a CPA firm. Angie and I are so proud of Rachel and happy...
View ArticleMaking the Most of Every Opportunity
Wow! The last time I wrote this blog was August 2014. It certainly doesn’t feel like five months ago. During that five-month span, work was accomplished, travels were completed, holidays were...
View ArticleIf At First You Don’t Succeed…
This past year, I have been blessed to serve as a coach in our Transformational Leadership Program (TLP). Once again, I have experienced the fact that the teacher learns right alongside his or her...
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