Politicians aren’t the most popular people in the country these days. I know they don’t put a smile on my face and the majority of them, on both sides of the aisle, have lost my respect. CEOs are having a rough time of it lately as well. Outrage seems to be brewing more and more…
I must admit that I’m growing weary of the news. Radio, TV, newspapers, magazines, books and the Internet seem to be fighting for the right to tell me how miserable my life is at the moment. They also seem to enjoy telling me that it’s going to get much worse before it gets even a…
January is National Mentoring Month … an annual campaign created in 2002 to promote youth mentoring across the U.S. This organization is the brain-child of the Harvard School of Public Health, the Corporation for National and Community Service and MENTOR. Each year since 2002, President George W. Bush has endorsed the campaign by proclaiming January…
It’s nice to know that an organization has a sense of humor … especially when it’s a segment of an industry that’s currently taking a beating for more reasons than we care to list here. I’m talking about Qantas Airlines, known by many as The Flying Kangaroo, which is the national airline of Australia. The…
I recently lost an old friend. In fact, he was more than an old friend. He was a mentor, guide, teacher, adviser, coach, leader, advocate, educator and, to many, a legend. I don’t think much about those other roles he played … even though he executed each with a professionalism none other could duplicate. I still…
Every year, about this time, I make it a point to tune in to the Annual “ESPY” Awards. This entertaining ESPN sports awards event has been a television mainstay since 1993. The name was created to represent Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly, and the production itself easily rivals that of the Oscars, Emmys, Grammy’s, or…
For as long as I can remember, I’ve wondered why every newspaper, magazine, and news cast contains only negative content. Think about it. No matter what you read, see or hear under the guise of NEWS, 99.9% of it refers to murder, death, crime, war, disease, scandal, etc. I’ve heard the universal answer many times:…
Last week, I spoke to you about perspective and how seldom we take the time to really think about it. We all have our ups and downs. It’s the nature of the beast. Some days we feel as though absolutely nothing else could possibly go wrong. Who else on earth could possibly be having as…
It’s funny how things happen sometimes. A friend recently sent me one of those cute “smile makers” that seem to manage to get you though your day. The unique thing about this one was the timing. It was waiting for me upon my return from an unbelievably tough three days on the road! I won’t…