Personal Mastery, Professional Development, Uncategorized
My favorite restaurant of all time is NOT the Cracker Barrel. In fact, Cracker Barrel might just be my least favorite place to eat. Why? It’s nothing but comfort food that is anything but. Everything is fried. If they could fry water, it would be served to you. The...
Get Better, Professional Development
In February 1992, I was “voluntold” to do a presentation at a local elementary school for Children’s Dental Health Month. At the time, I was on active duty, stationed at Naval Hospital Long Beach. I was on the comeback trail, trying to improve my Navy career since,...
Personal Mastery, Professional Development
It was 1981 and my first car, the one that was really all mine, was a 1974 Chevy LUV mini pickup. I wanted a truck, a Toyota 4×4, but there was no way I could afford one. A used Chevy LUV would have to suffice. Chevy LUVs were manufactured in Japan under the...
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I don’t know why I thought it was a good idea to make fun of Shawn Davolt. It was the summer of 1976, between sixth and seventh grade and my best friend at the time, Brian Griset decided to antagonize a big eight grader, Shawn Davolt. Davolt was big, quiet, and a...
Get Better, Personal Mastery, Professional Development
Don’t you hate it when one of your favorite songs on your Spotify playlist is magically replaced by a live version of it? I like live albums. There also some songs that only work in their live version. Think Peter Frampton’s Do You Feel Like We Do. What doesn’t work...
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For some reason, this year I’ve rediscovered a passion for Jujyfruit. Maybe it’s those fond memories of sneaking a box into movie theaters as a kid. Maybe it’s how they make you drool like a dog when you get a mouthful in. It’s my new guilty pleasure. Except that...
Personal Mastery, Professional Development, Uncategorized
For the past 20 years or so, I’ve defined WHO I am by WHAT I do. Helping companies build better bosses, teaching workshops, and speaking at conferences. For a time, it was enough. I think it took COVID to shake the routine for all of us, but for me it was...