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Have you ever received advice from a friend about something that could improve your life, and you replied with that famous phrase “I already tried that?” The implication is that you failed the first time so it’s not worth the effort. That’s human nature… no one wants to waste time, but maybe you should ask…
It was the morning after the book signing, and I got a message from a high school friend saying he was sorry he had to miss the event. He had already ordered “Getting to the Point” online and wanted to get it signed. He added, “Oh, one more thing… my wife was diagnosed with Multiple…
OK, I don’t know if one city qualifies as a world tour, but I gotta start somewhere. As the Jackson 5 used to sing it “I’m going back to Indiana,” visiting family for a few days prior to running the Chicago marathon with my brother Jeff on October 7th. Due to popular demand, I am doing…
Presidential election season is fun isn’t it? Our mostly two-sided party system divides our country almost neatly in half. Like medieval armies, both left and right have their absolute diehards who hang out at the edges of the battlefield shooting verbal arrows into the air at the other side. If you are convinced that one…
Someone asked me why I always sit in the front row at company all hands meetings. I also sit in the front row at church, in classes or when I’m listening to a motivational speaker. The main reason is the same for all of these. And no, it’s not because I am a brown-nosing teacher’s…
Raise your hand if your life is going exactly as you planned. That’s what I thought… no hands going up. It doesn’t mean your life is not wonderful. Many milestones and mountain top experiences are complete surprises. And since no one ever asks for dark, challenging times, I’d say they are outside the plan as…
Thirty cold, wet, white plastic stairs. You’re grasping the shiny chrome handrails, careful to hang on with each step up. As you rise higher in the air you get a whole new perspective on the landscape and your friends on the concrete pool deck below. You’ve seen others go off the public pool high dive,…
A couple of friends recently remarked about how they never hear me swear (you know… the F-bomb, S-bomb, A-hole… words that so many use to punctuate their moments of extreme anger, frustration or joy.) I don’t judge anyone else for saying whatever they want to say, but I’m feeling the need to explain why I…
I came close to calamity yesterday. I was doing 30 miles per hour on my bike, rocketing down the 2-lane country road with a strong, dry tailwind pushing me forward. I was with another rider, Bob (name changed to protect the innocent.) We were way behind the pack because I had dropped my gel bottle…
Age 10: “The world revolves around me.” Age 20: “I want to change the world.” Age 30: “The world is more complicated than I thought.” Age 40: “Maybe I’ll just change my own world.” Age 50: “The world is a pretty cool place.”