Reflect-upon and appreciate what it took for you to be truly happy. This Facebook memory showed up in my feed a few weeks ago. In October 2018, I was the happiest I’d ever been in my life. My daughter was thriving in grad school. My son was back in college with purpose after a two-year …
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I came across a stack of my daughter’s old business cards from her time as a grad assistant at the University of Florida. My first thought was “jeez, I am old” but my next thought was “wow, my daughter is really killing it, becoming who she was meant to be”. I called her and asked …
I really wanted to travel to visit my daughter this past weekend. To get away, to escape you could say. But escape from what? Well, simply: self-doubt, struggles, worries. At times, I’m my own worst enemy, a relentless and bullying critic of my performance as a husband and father and executive leader. Yes, I’m hard …
Even if you love what you do, let’s face it, some weeks can be tougher than others. Those less-than perfect weeks don’t just leave you with a glass half-empty, they can leave the glass fully evaporated. So how do you refill your glass after a tough day or week to the point of overflowing? This …
Don’t just be good. Be great. A friend of mine was a minor league ball player in the 70’s. We always talk baseball, life and how baseball intersects with life. “There’s an old saying in baseball,” my friend said. “For every ten at-bats, 3 go to the ump, 3 go to the pitcher, 3 go …
It was Fall 1986. I was a college sophomore at Penn State and still a bit introverted and hesitant to speak to girls. OK, I was terrified to speak to girls. I had no game, no good lines and couldn’t form a good conversation let alone simple small-talk. During that semester I was in a …