Machine Guns, Microphones, and my Tiny Dancer – My Top 5 Most Viewed Posts for 2014- Thank You!

Top 5 posts

    1. Mixing Kids and War- My September 11th Story When I joined the Army, I was a kid. When I left just 5 years later, I was a very different kid. These are a few of the adventures that shaped me and the way I think. 2. Is the Book You Wrote Good Enough? […]

Everything You Touch Should be Better When You Walk Away- The Quest for Excellence

Blank Check excellence

Excellence Because you know how much effort you put into it. Because each little thing you do builds on your work, your character, your legacy. Because success in anything starts with the small.   If someone is not smiling, if someone is not happy, if someone is stuck in a rut, don’t join them, throw […]

5 Incredible Questions to Help You Identify Your Passions in Life

ask the right questions passion

“Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.” ― Voltaire The world is full of crazy ideas, sales pitches, and people who want our time. Every day we have to choose between so many things in our life- work, family, friends, newspapers, movies, books, podcasts. We live in such an incredible time. […]

$17,000 ticket, Mind-bending Ideas, Free for You – Welcome to TED.

TED Talks Ideas Worth Spreading

In this post: Who is TED? Access to the top TED videos list 5 of my favorite all time TED talks and why I think they will change the way you do business What’s a TED talk and why should I watch it? Above you right now there are hundreds of conversations taking place at 75% […]

Obstacle #257,876 – The 20 Mile Race that Never Happened

Climbing Obstacles

“He’s not here right now.” said the scruffy man with wily black hair and a red flannel shirt from behind the counter.” I was standing in a used auto parts store looking at the old car posters, the broken 25 cent gumball machine, and the motor oil colored sofa from 1976. I could sit down… I thought to […]