After the Choice is Made

Encouragement

We all have moments that change our lives forever. These can range from tragic events to moments where you are so awestruck that you are speechless. 1997 Game 5 of the NBA finals is a moment that left me awestruck. It has become known as the Michael Jordan Flu Game. I’m a huge MJ fan!  [...]

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6 Steps to Finding Direction in Your Life

Leonardo da Vinci

My hero of antiquity is Leonardo da Vinci.  He did not become defined by his upbringing, or day job. History defines da Vinci as a Renaissance Man. All that he accomplished can be found in this post. In modern times, with the 40+ hour work week, it’s hard to imagine accomplishing as much as da [...]

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In Honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Encouragement

I could think of no greater way to honor this great man, than to take my favorite quotes from his “I Have Dream” speech and expound on what they mean to me. My 5 favorite quotes from Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech: “We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane [...]

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Happy New Year 2010

Encouragement

2009 was a great year for me.  I accomplished most of what I wanted to accomplish.  The things I didn’t accomplish were due to further research, I decided to change the goal. This year I launched this blog in July.  I’ve been learning a lot about social media through the process. When I started I [...]

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Everyone Needs a Scarlett Moment

Leadership

A Life Lesson from “Gone with the Wind” December 15th marks the 70th anniversary of the opening of “Gone with the Wind”. It is still the all time highest grossing revenue movie ($400 million – not bad when it only cost a 25 cents to see a movie, adjusted to today’s dollars that’s $1.45 billion!) [...]

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Familiarity or Intimacy?

Relationships

Leaders of the 21st century cannot allow themselves to fall for the great deception of familiarity for  intimacy.  Familiarity today is one-way.  Fans of LeBron James are familiar with him but do not know him.  He would not recognize them if he saw them out in public. Intimacy is two-way. Someone in relationship with LeBron [...]

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