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“Come on, you can do it! Break the board! Break the board!!“ My best friend Jeff Bagby was coaching me on martial arts in the basement of his house in Kokomo, Indiana. It was the early 70’s and Kung Fu was at its popularity peak, fueled by primetime TV shows, movies and comic books. I…
There was a light rain followed by a sharp temperature drop, and fresh icy snow had formed all the way up Salisbury hill. There were other ways I could have gone home, but I wanted to take this shortcut. My beloved ‘71 Monte Carlo had plenty of power – a 400 cubic inch engine with…
My first attempt at climbing Yosemite’s Half Dome was a failure – I had to retreat in the face of bad weather. Many of you said I did the right thing in turning around, and that the mountain would always be there for a second try. Honestly I wasn’t sure I wanted to. The…
The runners rounded the final turn and headed into the home stretch of the 800M race at the 1972 Olympics in Munich. Dave Wottle, whose trademark white golf cap made him easy to find in the pack, was so far back it looked impossible for him to even place. I was just a kid, watching…
I was sooo comfortable in my table seat on the commuter train. Laptop plugged in, wireless Internet on and cranking through my email. Best of all, there was no one else sitting at my table to bother me. But that was about to change. “Next stop, Fremont station!” The train squealed to a stop. Shooom,…
Our hero rips down the road at blinding speed, kicking up a vapor trail of sand that lingers in the hot heavy air of the Nevada desert. He’s running for his life you know… being chased by a relentless predator who wants to eat him for lunch. He suddenly stops on a dime in front of a…
Harry Potter holds a special place in my memory. I used to read the books one chapter at a time to my kids when they were small. Just before bedtime, with my son on my left elbow and my daughter on the right we’d curl up on the big master bed with extra feather pillows. …
Has the death of Michael Jackson pushed the recession out of the headlines, or are things really getting better? I’m not talking about leading economic indicators. I’m wondering what’s going on inside your mind. Aren’t you tired of worrying and behaving like things are going to get worse? I’m not being naïve – there are…
Many of us are natural followers, always happy to let someone else assume the burden of leadership. But what happens when the leader is suddenly not leading so well? What responsibility do you have as a follower to make things better? I’ve worked for lots of great bosses in my life…but let’s set those aside…
There’s a famous Barbara Walters interview question – “If you were a tree, what kind would you be?” Or maybe it was Gilda Radner making fun of Baba Wawa on SNL. Whatever. This dead tree caught my eye during my morning commute. I had to pull over and take a photo; maybe it was the…