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I have a friend who likes to say, “It’s not about you.” A lot of times I agree with this friend. He is a brilliant guy. Hard not to agree with someone who is brilliant. But, while I agree that most of the time you need to be a servant leader and others-focused, there are […]
I usually do not make any New Year’s resolutions. I do not know why, nor am I here to analyze that facet of my mind for you, but what I will do is give you some of my thinking on the subject of 2008.
2007 was a great year. I received a new job at Bethel, […]
Question I have been asking myself lately. What good am I doing in this world, if any? This week I am in San Diego and have had the privilege to reconnect with some old friends and colleagues over meals. Why do I say that to you? Because - I hope I am making some mark […]
Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
-Ferris Bueller
Hello! In the midst of the past three months there has not been much time for blogging and keeping up with some writing and reflecting. Lots has been going on, and I wanted to […]
Is down to 4!
If you haven’t heard, OJ Simpson is back in trouble again this time for possibly trying to steal some items from a sports memorabilia collector at a Las Vegas hotel. OJ is now back in jail and awaiting whether or not he will make bail.
I ran across this quote from OJ today responding to a […]
During the past week I have been in San Diego, Minneapolis, Hancock Michigan and now Bozeman Montana - I feel worn out after all that travel, but invigorated from what I was able to accomplish last week.
I realized a long time ago to stop trying to be ‘balanced’ and just go after life with reckless […]
In Washington, DC this weekend for a meeting and then back home to Minneapolis tonight. I used to live here in Washington and every time I come back I am reminded how this is my kind of town. Not unlike Chicago, I just love this city. There is enough hustle and bustle for me, but […]
The other day I traveled via train from Trenton, New Jersey to Queens, New York. Queens is one of the boroughs of New York City and one of the most diverse. After taking a train to Penn Station which is underneath Manhattan - we took the Long Island Railroad to Queens. Once we stepped out […]
If I lived in Springfield, and was a Simpson - I might look like, (in about 40 years) What do you all think?