In the morning, I regularly stop at a gas station for a paper, coffee or maybe a snack. The station bustles with activity as people come and go. As is customary, lines are painted on the pavement to direct the traffic flow and ensure efficient parking. However, yesterday when I pulled in, someone had [...]
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A CHAMP’s world consists chiefly of others.
Posted in Character, Daily Life, relationships, tagged community, inconsideration, patience, politeness, relationships, rudeness, traffic on October 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Remembering Moose
Posted in Character, Daily Life, Happiness, Leadership, relationships, tagged Champs and Chumps, death, grief, Happiness, inspirational, life, life lessons, loss, motivation, outlook, Personal Experience, Positivity, proverbs, quotes, Real Life, relationships, sayings, Southwest Airlines, stories, success, Tales, Terry "Moose" Millard, Vision, wisdom, Work on February 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Captain Terry “Moose” Millard passed away on February 3, 2009. While I knew that over 18 years of fighting kidney cancer had worn his body out, I wasn’t ready for his flight into the next life. I was losing a deep friendship that was spiritually, intellectually and emotionally enriching. A fog slipped into my consciousness, [...]
Embracing Self-Discovery
Posted in Character, Daily Life, Happiness, tagged criticism, Daily Life, effectiveness, feedback, Happiness, ideas, inspirational, life, life lessons, Optimism, outlook, parenting, Personal Experience, potential, productivity, proverbs, quotes, Real Life, sayings, self-discovery, stories, Tales, Vision, wisdom on February 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When my two sons started elementary school, we began playing a game during dinner. Each of us would take on the role of another in the family. Sons became parents while Dad and Mom pretended to act like Ben and Nate. It was a riot. We never finished an entire meal before we had all [...]
Champs Make the Small Feel Great
Posted in Character, Leadership, Work, relationships, tagged archaeology, building confidence, community, culture, customs, employee morale, Hebrew, inclus, inclusion, inspirational, Israel, language, Leadership, Learning, life, life lessons, motivation, personal experiences, proverbs, quotes, Real Life, respect, Rotary Foundation, sayings, scholar, stories, study, Tales, transparency, travel, wisdom on January 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As a Rotary Foundation Scholar in Israel, I enjoyed a year immersed in a completely different culture than my own. I learned a new language (Hebrew), ate new food, explored new places, met new people, and participated in new customs. All in all, I experienced a great year of study and learning.
However, the most memorable [...]
“The Mustard Seed Conspiracy”: Small actions yield big results
Posted in Character, Daily Life, Happiness, tagged Bible, effectiveness, Jesus, motivation, mustard seed, parable, Phrases, Positivity, productivity, quotes, sayings, success, The Mustard See Conspiracy, thoughtfulness, thoughts, Tom Sine, work culture on December 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Years ago I read a book by Tom Sine called The Mustard Seed Conspiracy. The book was based on a story Jesus told about a man who planted a mustard seed in his field. Jesus observed that when this tiny seed is planted, a large bush eventually grows to house a variety of birds. After [...]
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