Personal Growth

As humans, we love to be right. On the flip side, we hate to be wrong.   “Eating crow” means humiliation by admitting a mistake after taking a strong position. I guess crow doesn’t take like chicken. I hear it’s foul.   This paints a strong picture of what it feels like to admit being […]

In 1519, a Spanish Conquistador named Hernán Cortés, landed in the New World. He came from a family of lower nobility. This drove him to make a name for himself thousands of miles away from home.   He arrived on the beaches of Mexico and then did the unthinkable. With 500 men watching he had

Today, flying is commonplace. It no longer creates a sense of wonder or awe.   It wasn’t too long ago that commercial flights were new and amazing. In the 1930’s, passenger planes only carried about 20-30 people. Today, planes carry well over 300.   Fast forward to 1959, about 30 years later. We moved from

Everything about communication seems so easy. I can create sentences without even thinking. I can gather images to make a point. I can deliver those in a variety of forms. It’s easy.   Except it’s not.   Communication isn’t just delivering the message. For it to be communication, the other side has to understand.  

Success is a long road and along the way it seems there is always someone to guide or nudge you in a positive direction. The people that do this are called mentors.   I’ve had many during my career and still do. These relationships are invaluable. These individuals took an interest in me and helped

Growing up as a kid I never had a chance to speak in public. That was OK with me because I couldn’t imagine anything worse.   The rest of America agrees with me. Public speaking is the #1 fear, ahead of a fear of heights and a fear of bugs or snakes.   What’s strange

The definition of risk is to expose to danger, harm, or loss.   Our brains do a pretty good job of keeping us safe when it comes to taking risk. That’s part of the job. Sometimes, that factory in our head fails us and we take dumb risks.   I had my fair share of

Procrastination is my worst enemy. He disguises himself as fun, but I’m learning the truth. He’s like a bad friend that is always getting me into trouble. What starts small one day, turns out to be huge a year later.   Procrastination loves for me to put off what I need to do so I

My Grandma always told me, “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.”   Don’t think for a second she was giving me a pass on an education. Not a chance.   She was making a point. In those 9 words, she explained one of the most important lessons of success. You need help

Life, like sports, never gets easier, you just get better. My years of playing soccer and running track made me better. At the same time, it taught me a lot about life.   Here are the things I learned.   1. Have fun:   Sports date back more than 15,000 years ago. Some of the