The Gears of Change

Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Growth, Motivation, Personal Mastery, Professional Development

Hello everyone.  I hope that you had a great beginning of the New Year.  I am guest writing this week for my husband, Mack.  So, sit down take a deep breath and let’s get started. CHANGE – sounds like a dirty word, right? Some people are ok with change while others...

Habits Old and New

Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Growth, Motivation, Personal Mastery, Professional Development

Whoa!!!  2023 is here.  I can’t believe the holidays are behind us and we’re already into the New Year.  We packed up the Christmas décor today and have just a few holiday goodies left. “This week,” my wife says, “We’re going on a SERIOUS diet!” Not sure when “WE”...

“Your Syntax Was Convoluted”

Always Compete, Gaining an Edge, Professional Development

“Your syntax was convoluted.” Greg Bahnsen, PhD. 1980 In September 1980, I was looking forward to my junior year of high school.  That past summer I got my braces off, put on about 10 lbs. of muscle due to weight training, earned my driver’s license, and...

Empathy is More Than Just Giving Out Hugs

Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Growth, Motivation, Personal Mastery, Professional Development

This past weekend, I had some work done on Large Marge.  Large Marge isn’t my dog, she’s my competition BBQ smoker. I bought her last June from a guy in Lexington, KY.  I have a smaller one that I used to compete with, but it’s just a little too small.  Large Marge is...

Unanswered Prayers

Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Growth, Motivation, Personal Mastery, Professional Development

Just the other night at a hometown football game My wife and I ran into my old high school flame And as I introduced them the past came back to me And I couldn’t help but think of the way things used to be She was the one that I’d wanted for all times And...

The Winner

Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Growth, Motivation, Personal Mastery, Professional Development

The hulk of a man with a beer in his hand he looked like a drunk old fool And I knew if I hit him right why I could knock him off of that stool But everybody they said watch out hey that’s the Tiger Man McCool He’s had the whole lotta fights and he’s...