The Internet blew up over the weekend with the Facebook Live video of Candace Payne donning her Chewbacca mask while behind the wheel of her car. This simple video that was likely intended for family and a few friends, went viral, and soon over 150 million people had watched, shared and giggled till they almost …
Stagnant, tired, outdated, irrelevant. These indictments are a death toll to today’s leader. So how can we avoid the trap of losing touch, the worst nightmare of a leader? Tackle something big. The only way we grow is when we get pushed out of our comfort zones and force ourselves (or get forced) to do …
Do you feel old? Perhaps you think your best years are behind you? When I was a kid, forty seemed like a lifetime away. Forty years old. Wow. That was old. I went to a few birthday parties for friends’ parents where plastic pink flamingos were strategically placed on front lawns, helium balloons proclaimed ‘over …
I generally like to listen to talk radio or peruse news articles online before work while I eat my breakfast. It’s a routine I have become familiar with. I like to be “in the know” on current events around the world. But I have taken a break from the news for now. I can’t take …
“I take full responsibility. I’ll own this mess” These aren’t words we hear a lot, are they? Most of the times when things go wrong in a relationship, at work, on a school project our natural tendency is to say, “It was their fault.” At the most we might own a sliver of the blame, …
Last year I made it my goal to write the story of losing my wife Sheri in a car accident. The book became known as Sideswiped, and I finished writing it in September and released it on November 21. What I set out to do in January 2015 was accomplished by the end of the …
This is the second in a two part series on How to Beat Writer’s Block and Get Into the Zone in your writing. Hear me out. YOU are reading this because you know you have something to say. You have a story in you that needs to get out. You can’t afford to get stuck…and …
When it comes to writing, the most feared and dreaded malady an author can come down with is “writer’s block.” This affliction will inevitably come up in conversation when writer’s gather to discuss, followed by knowing nods and head shaking cringes. If a writer happens to be on a roll they likely avoid any talk …
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It didn’t kill me, but for a moment all the air escaped my lungs. My son was playing T-ball, dressed in his oversized shirt that draped to his knees and sporting a ball cap that looked massive on his perfectly round head. I giggled under my breath, thankful for this special father-son moment. I was …
December 1st is the 14 year anniversary since my wife Sheri was tragically killed in a car accident. From this point forward, each December 1st will be “International Sideswipe Day.” It will be a time when I encourage you to share your story of loss, pain or disappointment in an effort to show the …