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Not My Job

A Little Help Every supervisor, manager and parent has heard this line before.  What if we changed it and said “It’s not My Job…” To judge you – I don’t know what you’ve been through, and I’ve probably done that before myself. To not believe you – Innocent until...

Free Your Mind

Where is the Next Big Thinker? Maybe it’s not risk, maybe it’s the ability to see things from the perspective of a “Beginner’s Mind”. A mind free from clutter, like a clear blue sky, or the quiet you can find in nature. All options are...

Wander In – Focus Out

Wander In You can “wander into” a lot of places, and a lot of things. You can wander in to debt. You can wander into to spending too much time in or at work. You can wander into overeating and wander out of going to the gym. You can wander into letting your kids take...

One Foot

Leg 29 In 2006 I was part of a team of 12 people that ran in a 197 mile relay race in Portland OR called Hood to Coast.  I was one of the more experienced distance runners on our team which meant I was going to take on some of the most challenging legs of the...

To Honor Character

Alex September 2001 “We use words like honor, code, loyalty.  We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something…” Nathan Jessup A Few Good Men – Words by Aaron Sorkin “To be born a gentleman is an accident; to die one is an...

What Do You Stand For

I believe Have you ever been asked a question that made you think that the person asking you isn’t interested in your answer as much as they were wanting validation to what they believe? Why do you go to church?  This is a question I get and most of the time it’s...