Life is a mountain. You have heard this before and know there are ups and downs, and also a sense to reach our peak potential, what we want our lives to become. So why bother making the climb?The Appalachian Mountains were my backyard as a child. And every season, rain, Read more…
“HOW IS THE REAL WORLD?” I am frequently asked this now, being out of school and seemingly off to the race toward retirement.And my response used to typically be, “Well, I’m far from the playground I used to play on. I’m far from the mountains I used to ski, Read more…
Every morning I set my “opportunity clock”, as Zig Ziglar refers to it as, to go and workout. And believe me, I’m not the most wide awake and well put together person at 4am. But it’s often that I sometimes feel motivation is portrayed by the “big speech at work” Read more…
The Impression of a Good Life isn’t about being a spectator to life by just sitting on a beach somewhere warm with an alcoholic drink in your hand. It’s about finding the needs and values you desire in life and polishing, like an oyster does with grit to make a Read more…
When I think of basketball, there is a coach to make you a better player on and even off the court. When I think about my everyday activities, who is making me better? In my book, Dan who was my mentor for part of college, was a coach to me. Read more…
Philosophy can be intimidating as most people don’t understand why you would even consider doing it. It can be perceived as getting only “high” in life and can’t find a “job” if you major in it. For me, philosophy is about organizing your “inner dialogue” in your head. It’s not Read more…