I took cold showers every morning for 22 months of my life. Not just slightly cool showers, but absolutely-no-hot-water-at-all showers. If you don’t know from my previous blogs, I used to sell books door-to-door during the summers when I was in college. During sales school that first summer, our manager told us [...]

It’s 2:31 in the morning and I can’t sleep so I decided to use the time in a positive manner. I decide to start re-reading Malcolm Gladwell’s book “The Tipping Point.” I have found this book to be so helpful in my career. I am striving to be a “maven.” A [...]

Our most recent poll on this blog asked the question, “Would you ever have a blog?”. Out of the 20 votes, 40% said they would have a blog if they knew how to set one up, 30% said they did have a blog, 20% said they weren’t sure, and 10% said they could never see [...]

How many times do we hear I can’t, especially from our kids? As I watched the Olympics and saw the athletes persevere, I wonder how many times in practice they have thought I can’t do this anymore. Do you think Michael Phelps ever said he can’t do something? I know if someone tells him now [...]

I’m heading to St. Joseph, MO, home of the Missouri Western Griffons for an alumni volleyball game. As much as volleyball used to be the main focus of my life, I could care less about the game. The game is just an excuse to see the friends that became my family through sweat, tears, bruises, [...]