Well, here we are. Another Memorial Day. A day where we take time to remember those that have fought so bravely in the Armed Services. A day where we take the day off to spend with family and friends. A day where we visit cemeteries to honor those that have passed on before us. It's a solemn day. For me, today, I am remembering my dad. He passed away in 2012 of a heart attack after mowing the grass at the young age of 60. He was a bi-vocational pastor who retired from a factory after working there 30 years....
10 Leadership Thoughts from the Indy 500
Today is the Indy 500. I live in Indiana...so it's kind of a big deal around here. There are people I know that will be at the race. I've never been, and I'm ok with that, really. I've been to a few of the qualifying rounds that lead up to the race and that's enough of a glimpse to let me know that it's not my thing. But, as I've thought about the race, there are a few leadership thoughts and lessons that I think can be pulled from the Indy 500: Sometimes you have to go in circles before...
Staring at a Blank Page
I like to go to Starbucks to write my blog posts. I am often there on Friday’s writing and getting caught up on things for my other business, The Sunday Punch Team. They have coffee, wifi, tables and chairs, and many other necessary things to accomplish my goals for the day. But, as I sat there last Friday, something different happened. I found myself staring at a blank page for most of the time I was there. An opened Word document that was full of possibilities…but no content. I often heard it said, for writers, that when you face the...