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When I was a 22-year-old sailor stationed overseas, I thought about becoming a dentist. The dentist I worked for at the time saw potential in me and even pushed me to attend some college course in the evenings. When I transferred back to the States in 1988, I fully...
Get Better, Growth, Motivation, Personal Mastery, Professional Development
I’m a huge fan of documentaries. Growing up I loved Victory at Sea and The World at War. Now I often find myself watching documentaries on PBS or Netflix. What makes a good documentary, or a story, is a good narrator. If you were to have a documentary made about...
Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Growth, Motivation, Personal Mastery, Professional Development
I’ve seen some beautiful sunsets. Beaches on Guam and in Australia. In the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California. In the high deserts of Arizona and of course on long road trips headed West. All were beautiful, but nothing inspires me more than a sunrise. I didn’t...
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When I saw a Facebook ad promoting a Queen concert in Nashville, I immediately opened it. There are three bands I’d like to see live before I’m too old to hear: AC/DC, KISS, and Queen. AC/DC doesn’t tour as far as I know although there are always rumors. KISS is on...
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My mother-in-law can be a pain in the ass sometimes. Last weekend, her and my father-in-law came over to visit. She asked me a question about something, and I gave her an answer. She told me she was impressed that I knew that. “Mom,” I replied, “You may not believe...
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Sylvester Stallone: Voted “most likely to end up in the electric chair” by his teachers. One of my best friends growing up was Brian Griset. We were classmates in second grade and then one day when my parents tried out a new church, I realized he was also part of my...
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The great fish moved silently through the night water, propelled by short sweeps of its crescent tail. In 1974, I read a book that would change my life forever. Over the past few months, I developed a new habit of reading. My Grandma, on my dad’s side, stayed with us...
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We moved into the house I grew up in back in 1967 when I was four. A year later, my mom gave birth to my little brother Marshall. The house had a HUGE yard by Southern California standards. I remember my dad bragging that we had a “tenth of an acre!” It was a mess...
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The summer between 8th grade and high school was a blast. It was 1978 and I was looking forward to a new school. It was too early to think about football since it was only June, and I wasn’t even sure I wanted to play. I did great in 8th grade flag football and of...
