Confidence or A-Hole?   "My coach told me I need to be more confident, but I don't want to be an a-hole."   That was a conversation I had with a young person, and I thought…

Find Your North Star I was a freshman in high school when I learned something that would quietly change the way I looked at my life. I had started working with my stepfather(in the photo above),…

Changing Your Name Doesn't Change Your Past I swore I would never have anything to do with him.   My mom and dad split up when I was very young. My sister and I were left…

The Best $1500 I Ever Lost   Would you return a large amount of cash if you found it?   Do you think someone would return your money if you lost it?   Here is my…

The Day My Eyes Opened We had just moved into our first home, and I was very pissed off.   The previous owner had apparently hidden some damage in the basement.   He had installed a…

What Ollie Taught Me About Joy I can't believe I'm sharing this with you, but here goes.   This is Ollie.   He is a character for sure, and a really good dog.   I can…

Be Careful When Hunting Monsters Beware that when fighting monsters you yourself do not become a monster. For when you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche  …

Thanks for Helping Me Celebrate What Matters I'm celebrating something big!   But first, a little story...   Years ago, I finished my 12th speech in Toastmasters and officially became a Toastmaster.   Toastmasters is an…

There's Something Pretty Special Outside There was a boy named Colin.   He was 17 years old, and I was at his celebration of life at a high school.   Colin died of cancer.   He…

Oh Boy, Oh Boy, Oh Boy!!   I think you're going to love this because I loved hearing it, and I wanted to share it with you.   A man in a class I attend shared…