Filmmaker, Joseph Lovett has glaucoma. And, like many others who share the disease, though his eyesight suffers, his vision is still intact. Like many others who have glaucoma, the second leading cause of blindness, Lovett could have retreated into a quiet solitude and reflected on his past. It would have been easy for him to…
Category: Inspiration
A Celebration of the Improbable
As we enter into Independence Day weekend, I’m reminded of all the improbable victories achieved during a relatively short 234 year history. While there are buildings across the globe older than our country, the richness of our short legacy endures. It is worth remembering the journey taken when many seem to believe we are in…
Engagement Makes Our World Smaller
A few weeks ago I was talking with a business colleague of mine and during the course of our discussion she asked me if I knew of a good Resume (CV) Writing Service that she could recommend to a friend. Since my colleague isn’t remotely interested in finding a new career, she didn’t have any…
Life’s Lessons From the Field
Last night we almost witnessed a perfectly pitched game for the twenty-first time in history. So close…. Or was it? Everyone who saw footage of the game knows that a perfect game was thrown by Armando Galarraga, against the Cleveland Indians. While it will not show up in the record books, we all know that…
Honoring and Remembering
This Memorial Day weekend we take time to honor and remember the brave men and women of the United States armed forces who went away to serve and never came back. They and their families have paid the ultimate sacrifice. Cpl George A. Lutz II paid the ultimate sacrifice to his country while serving in…
A Challenge to Entrepreneurs During National Small Business Week
This is the week designated as National Small Business Week, by the US Small Business Administration (SBA). There is no doubt that small businesses play a key role in driving the US economy. Small businesses often start off as dreams. The dream to create something of value, the dream to work for oneself, the dream…
A Flight to Holland via Dacula, GA
I salute Angie Jinright, Bill Russell and everyone else in the world that makes “Holland” a much better place.
Still Wearing Your Green?
Did you remember to wear something green yesterday? I was tickled when my daughter told me one of the morning announcements at school yesterday was that the students couldn’t pinch others who weren’t wearing green. When I was in school, receiving the pinch was almost a “badge of honor” to this Irish kid, as I…
A Time to Stand Up
Two weeks ago, I hung up the phone after speaking with a good friend that I used to work with. I was totally shocked and saddened to learn that someone we both knew had just taken his life. The gentleman worked for a competitor and was very well known and respected in his industry. I…
Reflecting on The Dream
All across America school was out today. It seems like there are so many days off from school these days, between holidays and weather related closures. This day was different. This day was necessary. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dared to dream in the teeth of fierce resistance. As a result, he received threats, jail…
My First Day
As each year passes, the various “firsts” in my life have more meaning. I remember my first day of riding a school bus to Kindergarten – the beginning of a learning journey that continues to this day. The first date I had with my wife definitely changed my life for the better. While my wife…
That Perfect Gift
We all have people in our lives that are just difficult to find a gift for. It may be a co-worker, an uncle, a cousin that we see a couple of times a year, or a parent that we’re trying to surprise with that perfect gift. We listen to them intently prior to “Black Friday,”…
Random Moments at Specific Times 