Should You Start Your Own Business?
First, let me share my bias. I’m an entrepreneur at heart. I like starting businesses and helping others start theirs. I love to see people create their own life-style and work hard to manifest their dreams. So, whenever I am asked “Should I start my own business?” My answer [...]
Advice from My Son
I went to Alaska last week. The 8-foot tall Grizzly Bear in the picture below was taken by me at an animal sanctuary I visited. Similar bears were known to travel the hiking trails we were walking and the rivers were I attempted to catch salmon. While this [...]
Do What You Love
If you read my weekly post, sometimes you find a best practice tip, sometimes a thought-provoking slice of life and sometimes, like today, a little something about a person achieving their personal best. It's all meant to inspire and this week I was inspire by Gustavo Dudamel. I [...]
Steady at the Helm
I went sailing over the weekend. Somewhere in the midst of the rocky seas the captain of the small boat asked me to take the helm (probably to keep me from getting sea sick). The growing swells were pitching and rolling, the winds gusting, and to keep our [...]
The New Year’s Resolution I Already Broke
I had a few New Year’s resolutions. The one about not eating sugar only lasted until Wednesday when I succumbed to the taste of a warm chocolate chip cookie. The other declaration to lose a few pounds went out the door with it. By January 4th it occurred to me [...]
What Ernest Hemingway Taught Me
“Write drunk and edit sober,” was Ernest Hemingway’s advice to aspiring writers. In its literal interpretation, it doesn’t work all that well for me. However, the sentiment behind it I find to be highly effective. At the heart of the message is a reminder to loosen up. To [...]