Ernest Hemingway was a brilliantly talented and very interesting man. While I am in no way an expert on him or his life, when in Key West a week ago, I toured his home there. In fact, here is a picture of Lori and I standing in front of the house. Whether before reading on, [...]
“You want to take action every day, not sit around waiting for something to happen.” -Richard Bolles, Author Questions to Ponder What action have I taken today? What action will I take next? Action Steps Get up and get going. Decide what action will make a difference for you and your future, even if it [...]
In the last 30 hours the biggest topic of conversation and the focus of all media has been the news of the killing of Osama bin Laden. Unless you have been under a rock (which is sort of where most people assumed bin Laden was), you’ve heard the news. I am not a newscaster or [...]
John Wooden passed away on June 4, 2010, at age 99. If you are a basketball fan, just saying the name John Wooden is all that is needed to know you are speaking of coaching excellence. If you don’t know basketball, I could go on longer than any of us want giving you Coach Wooden’s [...]
This week’s Resource Recommendation: Rework by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson. Normally there are some hot or trendy books that the business world is talking about. You see reviews like “must read;” you hear about the books online and at parties. This is one of those books right now. (It has been out for [...]
This week’s Resource Recommendation: Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek Since I already believe in the title’s statement (and say it all the time), I had two thoughts before I even opened this book: I wish I had thought of the title first. I hope the book [...]
This title is part of a quotation I read from Sir Laurence Olivier, the talented actor. Here is the full quotation, for context. “I take a simple view of life: keep your eyes open and get on with it.” I know that Sir Laurence was a great actor, but based on that view of life, he could have [...]