Excellence can be obtained if you…care more than others think is wise, risk more than others think is safe, dream more than others think is practical, and expect more than others think is possible.
Excellence can be obtained if you…care more than others think is wise, risk more than others think is safe, dream more than others think is practical, and expect more than others think is possible.
"The most important ingredient we put into any relationship is not what we say or what we do, but what we are." – Stephen R. Covey Darren used to be an alcoholic. After he hit bottom, he went into rehab and cleaned up his life. He joined Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and tried to convince his…
The analogy of comparing the brevity of life to the dash on a tombstone is overplayed, but useful. Deciding what you want people to say about the short time between your birth date and death date is a somber and moving experience. Today though, I’ve decided I would like to remove it from my eventual resting place.
Instead of dash… I want a box wrapped in a bow.
: : : : : : : : : : : 2008 had been an awkward year. I started a new position on January 2 and had an up-and-down year, but enjoyed some moderate success. In May, my beautiful, young (39 years old) wife had a freak heart attack that could have sent us…
Last night, in Springfield, MO, a city councilman handed in his unexpected resignation because he wasn’t elected the mayor pro tem. Not only was the loss an issue for him, but in a statement to reporters he expressed that he could not believe that he received fewer votes than the two running against him because……