Book Report - Quitter by Jon AcuffI learned of Jon Acuff by attending a speech he delivered in Nashville several years ago. He was there promoting his latest book “Do Over” and I was immediately impressed with his performance. Little did I know that besides being an author, he was also a professional speaker. I... Continue Reading →
“You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from.” ― Cormac McCarthy, No Country for Old Men It had already been a long day. My family and I had been to the county fair, an event we attend each summer that is always fun and predictably comical. It’s also exhausting, and... Continue Reading →
Getting to the good part is hard. It’s unfortunate, but that’s how it works. Reaching the good part, or at least the part you’re after, requires some effort. Most things in life work this way. The good parts are hard to reach and they take time to find. If you’re a runner, the high is... Continue Reading →
Someone, somewhere holds the distinction of having run the slowest marathon of all time. At some point in history, at an official marathon, there was a finisher who took longer to complete the race than any other finisher at any other official race ever held. There was no award nor recognition of this feat. I... Continue Reading →
It’d been a grim day at the office. Eight people on our floor had been laid off. It wasn’t due to performance. Rather, it was the typical corporate restructuring you read about. Whether the rationale was to “gain efficiencies” or “realign verticals” was immaterial. The truth was that people lost their jobs. No buzz words... Continue Reading →
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