Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Personal Mastery, Professional Development
When I joined the Navy in 1983, I didn’t realize I’d also be learning a new language. First, I thought I knew a lot of profanity. My knowledge paled in comparison to the salty old chiefs who served as our company commanders in boot camp. I heard every word in the...
Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Growth, Motivation, Personal Mastery, Professional Development
I’ve been a music lover as long as I can remember. When I was 11, my parents got me a red tape recorder that would record on cassettes. It also played the radio. I remember making mix tapes even back then as I waited patiently for my favorite songs to come on so I...
Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Growth, Motivation, Personal Mastery, Professional Development
I don’t consider myself a stubborn person, but I don’t like to be told what to do, or what I can’t do. I complied when I had to while in the Navy, but once I got out, it was a little harder. When I started my business, I made up for my lack of experience with...
Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Growth, Motivation, Personal Mastery, Professional Development
The man I called “Grandpa” was in fact, not my blood grandpa. My grandmother on my mom’s side divorced her first husband and later married her second, Henry Stanczyk. I only met my “real” grandfather on my mom’s side once when I was around seven years old. My dad’s...
Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Growth, Motivation, Personal Mastery, Professional Development
Last week while driving into work, I experienced a familiar situation. My drive takes me along Hwy 235, a two-lane road that cuts across farmland and the Dickson County airport. It’s bisected by smaller country roads. As I cruised along a full 20 miles over the 50...
Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Growth, Motivation, Personal Mastery, Professional Development
On the morning of December 5, 1983, I woke up in my childhood bedroom in Santa Ana, California. 24 hours later, I awoke to bright lights, shouting, and the sound of a galvanized steel garbage can crashing against the floor. Life for me changed overnight. I was now...
