I’m not sure that I was ever happier than when I was on the basketball court near my home, where I spent many hours of my early teenage years. I think back often to what happened, and I realize that much of what I learned applies to every single day I live. Just as withContinue reading “Life lessons learned on the court”
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The Story of My Epiphany
“We don’t receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us. ” Marcel Proust This is the story of rebirth and redemption, how hope can be revived. It is more personal than I would like, but that is part of the telling. LaterContinue reading “The Story of My Epiphany”
The second half of your life
Sometime last year, I was on the rower at my gym, where I’m found quite often, going nowhere fast as I like to say. On the TV hanging from the ceiling was The Today Show, and Al Roker was wishing someone over 100 years old a happy birthday. Something clicked for me, and I realized:Continue reading “The second half of your life”
The lion inside you: Confidence
I had a professor in college who was fond of saying to various students, “I have confidence in you.” Though he repeated it often, I never tired of hearing it, especially when it was directed my way. At the end of the semester, we gave him a card which said on the outside, “I haveContinue reading “The lion inside you: Confidence”
Nothing to fear: Admitting your mistakes
“As long as the world is turning and spinning, we’re gonna be dizzy and we’re gonna make mistakes.” Mel Brooks I received a very unusual note last week, at least unusual in the business world. The editor of a technical newsletter to which I subscribe, who is also a leader in this particular technical community,Continue reading “Nothing to fear: Admitting your mistakes”
What You Leave Behind
At a non-profit organization of which I’m a member, we are looking at a major capital campaign (or at least major for us), of more than seven figures, and I am on the committee to look into the feasibility of this. We investigated various consulting firms to help us, and selected three to interview. TheContinue reading “What You Leave Behind”
The price of cynicism
“We cannot avoid suffering but we can choose how to cope with it, find meaning in it, and move forward with renewed purpose…Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space lies our freedom and power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and freedom.“ – Viktor E. Frankl, Man’sContinue reading “The price of cynicism”
Finding your balance
I was quite blessed to have Ms. Evans as my high school guidance counselor. For whatever reason, she took an interest in me, looked after my welfare, and encouraged me to be my best. When I was close to graduation, she called me to her office and gave me a small award for which sheContinue reading “Finding your balance”
It’s really not about you
There wasn’t a great deal of amusement at high school football practice. August and September in North Carolina can have the heat of an oven and the humidity of a steam room. Still, I sometimes found myself laughing at the rivalries that would spring up around the arbitrary division of the team during practice.Continue reading “It’s really not about you”
The one who gives the most wins
When I’m restless or pre-occupied at night, I sometimes listen to talks by Earl Nightingale, one of the oldest of old-school personal development coaches. Long before Wayne Dyer, Tony Robbins, and the like, Nightingale was dispensing wisdom with a pleasant baritone voice. Something I’ve heard him say many times always sticks with me: If weContinue reading “The one who gives the most wins”
