Money
09/08/14
“You were broke when I paid you $5 per hour. You are broke now that I pay you $20 per hour. Even if I paid you $100 per hour, it reasons to stand that you will still be broke.” That…
Status
08/25/14
Drinking beer and talking with guys was my career for a while. Seriously, I got paid for this. I mean not the drinking part, but the making it available to young men in college was my job. I owned 3…
Image
08/11/14
I have a healthy self-image. I really do. I know my wife tells me that is where my arrogant attitude comes across loud and clear. But I am serious. I have worked really hard on this one. I have the…
Happiness
07/28/14
Can we choose happiness? Or is it attained? Is it a state of mind? Or a destination? I think that my thoughts bounce all across the board on this one. Do I fake it until I make it? Or do…
Focus on Results
07/14/14
Black and white. Substance over form. Just win, baby. As a leader of a commercial cleaning company and a father of 5 children, I struggle with the WINNING is the only thing mentality. While I understand there has to be…
Accountability
06/30/14
At one point in time I weighed 293 pounds. It was right around the time that my second set of twins, Teddy and Anthony, were being baptized. I looked at an overweight priest and thought to myself, “He doesn’t look…
Commitment
06/16/14
“What are you doing tonight?” “I don’t know, why?” “Well, I thought you could help me with…” “Oh, I forgot I have to bathe the dog tonight, sorry.” What is it about commitment that makes us tense up? Is it…
Conflict
06/02/14
When you are dealing with people, conflict is inevitable. As the father of twins (2 sets) I find this topic fascinating. There are usually at least two differing opinions on each topic. This is mine, no its mine. Give it,…
Trust
05/19/14
Patrick Lencioni tells us in The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team that the first building block is trust. Without it no team can go any further than the first block. Do you trust your teammates? Do you trust your coaches?…
TEAM
05/05/14
There is no I in Team, but there is an “I” in win. Is that true, you need an “I” to win? I have played on a lot of teams. I have played on great teams and I have played…