The Long Goodbye Ever feel like life, especially as the years stack up, starts to feel a bit like… one long goodbye? It’s a funny thing. You pour your heart and soul into relationships, into projects, into communities. You build something amazing with people you care about. Kids grow up […]
Every so often, I try to take my expectations up a notch in an endless quest for excellence. The first time I really discovered how far I could take excellence was when William L. Belan, who was on the committee approving the written analysis for my Master’s Project told me […]
A friend asked for some advice. I thought that it was a good question and thought I’d share my response in case you might be feeling some of his feelings. His comment was in response to a question about money and how much it takes to be rich. ========== Hopefully, […]
I spent the past half hour or so sending a response to a long-time friend who thought I owed him a phone call. A phone call isn’t much to ask. This person has done many things for me over the last decade or more, but I’ve been crazy busy with […]
People ask me who my mentors are. I always think of Ed Johnson and Mike Wert. When I decided to become an entrepreneur again at the start of the dot com boom, I asked a friend to recommend someone to give me advice. He suggested that I meet with Ed […]
We are born knowing nothing. For me, it lasted a bit longer. When I went back to college to study music at age 30+, I didn’t know the notes on the bass clef … and I was a bass/baritone. Some amazing teachers ignored the fact and took me from ignorance […]
There’s a flip side to everything. Almost anything is at least partly true. You can’t trust anyone all of the time. Everyone fails. Nobody is always on your side. So how do you win at everything? Remember the old saying, “The more you know, the less you know,” well it’s […]
I’ve been an international speaker for over a decade now and been interviewed hundreds of times on podcasts, radio, and television, but if you don’t use it, you lose it! For the last couple of years, I’ve been turning down interviews and speaking engagements to focus on finishing The Impact […]
Why? Because I’m going to be starting to put myself and my biggest project (The Impact Factor Movie) on the firing line. Note: I’m not saying I won’t get lots of positive feedback! I already have received wonderful comments and that won’t stop! Many people are going to LOVE this […]
What’s the point? I’ve always set my life expectancy by comparing myself to my Dad. Dad lived to be 92 – Exactly. It was a goal to make it to 92 and he did. Unfortunately, I’m not as slim and trim as Dad was, but I’m in reasonable health […]
