As a coach, in practice or a game, I take advantage of teachable moments to drive home a point or a behavior we want our players to repeat. When we won the 2024 State Championship after only winning one of our first 7 games, the first lesson was; Don’t give up on your dreams. The other lesson ...
Three biggest lies: 1) The check is in the mail. 2) I’m from the government here to help you. 3) One size fits all. These are mine. Yours may differ. We learn some things the hard way. When buying clothing for my wife, Lynnda, one size fits all sounded good. I didn’t have to worry about ...
A few years ago, Lynnda and I were part of a trade mission to Japan. We were on our own until we connected with the rest of the group. On the train from Narita Airport to Tokyo Station all announcements were in Japanese only. I noticed, “All the signs are in Japanese!” Lynnda commented, ...
For the last ten days Lynnda, Nathan, Shale Crescent USA (SCUSA) President, and I have been traveling through Europe as part of the U.S. Commercial Services Roadshow. The Shale Crescent USA Team got to tell the SCUSA Region story to over 250 companies in the Netherlands, Belgium and France. In ...
At a recent NSA Ohio (professional speakers chapter meeting) my friend Natalie said her Dad believed all work is hard and all bosses are jerks. She said those beliefs created stress and unhappiness in his life that could have been avoided. Natalie chose a career instead of a job eventually ...
Returning from three weeks in Florida, last Monday we were flying from Orlando to Akron-Canton airport. I had a business meeting at Marietta. It was sunny and clear. Flying over the Ohio River, snow covered Parkersburg, Marietta and Belpre were easy to spot. The Muskingum River looked frozen. ...
Pre-pandemic when I had a gym membership I hated January. The place was packed with strangers working on their New Year’s resolutions to lose weight, get fit, etc. causing me had to wait for the equipment I needed for my workout. Workouts took longer. The first time it happened a friend said, ...
Talking to some friends after church last weekend, one commented, “As we get older, time seems to fly by. I can’t believe 2024 is almost over.” Time is a great equalizer. We all have different talents and abilities. Some people have more money than others. We all have 24 hours in a day to ...
Leadership expert, Dr. John Maxwell says; “Where there is no hope in the future there is no power in the present. Leaders are dealers in hope.” If we have hope we will continue to work toward our goals. Without hope people give up. We see this in athletics. Football scores get very lopsided ...
Last week at the Outer Banks our family discussed relationships. One of our friends has been married four times. A comment made was, “Of course, they married the same type of person all four times.” I remarked, “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing…” Lynnda, my wife, ...