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One of my friends, Sam Radford, who blogs here - his blog is called, “The Future Now.” I love that title. It sums up a lot of my life philosophy - start living today the way you want your life to be. The Future, as Sam says - is now. It […]
As a leader do you make a room larger or do you shrink it down? I ask this question and want you to ruminate on the issue a bit. Edmund Morris in his biography of Ronald Reagan, “Dutch,” talked about the difference between President Jimmy Carter and President Ronald Reagan.
Morris talks about how Jimmy Carter […]
Yesterday I went in for some medical testing and part of the procedure required that I get put under by some narcotics.  After the testing I thought I would catch up on some email and my wife was firm with me that it was not a good idea. I agreed.
Later that night I was like, […]
“Every day above ground is a good day,” I heard the other day in some context and it stuck with me. Every day above ground, every day living on this earth is better than not living. At least I can say this for myself. When times get tough or I look at the option of […]
The other day I happened to hear that Oprah Winfrey endorsed Barack Obama for the Presidency in 2008. This, according to Oprah, is the first time she has endorsed a candidate of any kind. When asked what she thought of Hillary Clinton, Oprah responded diplomatically that she was not against any candidate, only that she […]
Hello from the City of Angels. What a great day today at the Origins Conference in Los Angeles. I was elated to touch base with many of my friends who I only get to see once in a while:
Sam Radford from England -
Alex McManus from points unknown
Eric Bryant - author of “Peppermint Filled […]