THE BLOG
The other day I was standing outside and the open field in front of me caught my attention. It was at that moment that I realized something so simple that it had eluded me most of my life.
The land g...
We have two choices...
We can choose to control our life or let our life be controlled by someone or something else.
When you woke up this morning did you decide to dominate today and be proud of wh...
Have you ever uttered the phrase “I can’t do that”? I was sick and tired of all the excuses that I would use to avoid things that I found difficult. And then, I adopted a small change in the way I vie...
I attribute my success as an HR professional to the many mentors, colleagues, and friends that have taken the time to share their wisdom and life lessons with me. Each of those conversations has helpe...
After the performance, the audience applauds, the actors bow, and the curtain falls.
The marquee displays the names of the top stars of the movie that everyone has been waiting to see. The movie ends...
What if you lived your whole life only to discover it was wrong?
Being the “HR guy” has been a blessing. It’s taught me how to see my life differently by learning through the experiences of others. N...
I love to teach. The video in this post is the intro to one of the most fascinating classes that I have had the opportunity to present. In this class I generally begin with one question:
How confiden...
I am afraid everyday…
I was afraid that I would never find true love… I’ve been married to the same, wonderful, caring, forgiving person for 27 years.
I was afraid that, after almost failing out of ...
I don’t do it for the money…
I love what I do. For many years the people department in most companies has been defined as Human Resources (HR). As I reflect on the last year that we’ve all learned to...
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My wife and I were committed to spending Saturday cleaning out a small, white storage building that we acquired many years ago when we purchased our property. As we opened the door to the decades-...
Today started off like any other day. I got up, got showered, made my coffee, and headed out the door to start my favorite activity of the day. I recently started walking to prove to myself that I had...
