Motivation, Personal Mastery
It’s 9:00 AM and I’m at the bottom of the steps to the second floor in my mom’s apartment complex in Clarksville, TN. It’s a Friday, any Friday, since I’ve had Lisa block the calendar to keep this day open so I can check in on my mom. Mom lives by herself as she has...
Get Better, Motivation, Personal Mastery, Professional Development
Years ago, a friend of mine told me about a consultant he hired to help with a project. The consultant was a bit direct and somewhat aggressive. It put my friend off. Then, the consultant uttered the magic words: “You can believe me now, or you can believe me...
Get Better, Growth, Motivation, Personal Mastery, Professional Development
It took 30+ years for my wife to figure out why I didn’t enjoy my time in the Navy. It took me just as long. After nearly not graduating high school in 1982, I did a six month program to learn how to be a dental laboratory technician. That field attracted me because...
Get Better, Growth, Motivation, Professional Development
Growing up, one of the most distressing announcements I would hear would be from my dad. “Tonight, we are having a family meeting.” My brother and I knew what this meant. No doubt there was some new rules we’d have to follow because of one of us screwing up. The...
Get Better, Growth, Motivation, Personal Mastery, Professional Development
As long as I can remember, I’ve been a boxing fan. When I was a kid, my dad got a set of boxing gloves for me. He wanted to teach me how to defend myself. We would spar as he showed me how to jab and hook. I learned well. I never lost a fight growing up, but I...
Get Better, Motivation, Personal Mastery, Professional Development
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...
