It’s probably not surprising that I enjoy a very well-done inspiration speech. Certain people who truly have the gift - whether by virtue of being blessed by the gods of Olympus from birth or through, careful, meticulous practice over time – really capture my attention. The ability to move inspire people to do more and be [...]
Feb 27
My trusty new kicks. May they make me fly like the mythical shoes of Hermes. As I’ve written about before, I made the totally awesome (or epically stupid) decision to do a Tough Mudder in Vermont in May. Now, in preparing for that little life adventure, there was one thing I assiduously avoided as much [...]
Failure is a funny sort of topic to write about, quite frankly. I mean… just look at the word. Failure. There’s simply nothing attractive about it. It doesn’t feel good to say and God only knows it never brings with it a single glimmering positive connotation of any kind, shape or sort. It just sits [...]
A few weeks ago, two friends of mine came over for dinner and to relax a bit on a Monday night. It was nothing formal – just a little bit of respite from the week. One of them arrived a little later than the other and just a bit before 8 PM, came charging into [...]
Ethics. It’s a word that can certainly grab your attention and one that actually gets bandied about quite a bit in the news the last few years. Ethics goes to more than just what the law requires (although it certainly encompasses that) and goes to the seemingly nebulous idea of “what is right”. My full-time [...]
