I was born in the middle of the Great Depression. My Dad was driving a tractor for one of the farmers in the Southern San Joaquin Valley of California. His pay was 18 cents per hour for a 10-12 hour day, that’s two bucks a day, or 12 U.S. dollars a week. That’s for six [...]
For those of you who have been around for awhile I have a question—”Did this ever happen to you?" “Did what happen?" you are thinking. The answer to that question is as follows. First,a little background. As you climb the ladder in your chosen profession or career the leadership accountabilities grow. At some point you [...]
I spent this weekend in Seattle with my friends Chris and Allison Russell and their two children, Kiley and Logan. I love them so much. I think what I love the most is the way they pay attention to their most important project—being a family. I have had the honor and pleasure of having Chris [...]
In the sports world, spring/early summer there is a lot of hype around the pro sports drafts. Being a high draft choice is money in the pocket. College basketball is especially famous for its “one and done” athletes. The irony of this is that many of these young athletes ARE “done.” If they don’t make [...]
Sports Illustrated has a site for people to give their opinion about who is the most over-rated in this year’s NFL draft. My question is “Who gives a flying_____?” It’s a bunch of people tweeting who never had the talent to get drafted in anything except, maybe, the Army. My basic comment would be, “Get [...]
Sometimes an effective way to look at defining something is to distinguish what it isn’t. Power is not force. Power is not manipulation, even though it can produce results. Power is not gained through fear. Then, what is it? The formula I like is this: [...]