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“What I lack in smarts, I make up for in work…and given how hard I have to work, I must not be that smart!”–Greg hague

Make Your Own Rules

I have a sticky note on my bathroom mirror. It’s the first thing I see each morning… “I will not let tradition cage my ambition.” Several

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Is It Really Your Life?

Did you ever have something incidental become monumental? It happened to me, thanks to my son. One single sentence. Just nine words. When I first heard it,

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17 Camels

A long time ago in a far away land there was a father with three sons. When he fell ill, he knew it was time to

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The Only One I Got

Grandpa was a house painter, painting thousands of houses throughout his career.  He was a happy, outgoing man who made friends easily. It was easy to see

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Love Is An Act

When my mother became terminally ill, it sent a shockwave through the family. My father was devastated. He made the decision to stop working at our

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No Plan B

About ten years ago I had the honor to interview legendary race car driver, Mario Andretti. It was for a story in my book, How Fathers Change

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SPECIAL SKIN

I can’t believe it’s been almost 10 years since I released my book, How Fathers Change Lives.  One of my favorite stories that came from the book was

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The Spirit of Ubuntu

While a British anthropologist was studying a Zulu tribe in South Africa she observed that the sense of community was unlike anything she had ever

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Those Giving More

His car was 100% immaculate. His clothes were 100% pressed. His closet was 100% organized. At the office he was 100% work. At home he

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Influence Others

An “honesty box” was placed on a table in a company break room to collect money for coffee. On the box it said: “$1 per

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A Handshake in Texas

It predates 5500 years of written history. Some scholars say it originated as an act of peaceful intent because it shows that a hand holds no

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Why I Don’t Worry As Much

October ’62. Cuba. Missiles. Blockade. Nuclear fallout drills at school… I’m only 14… but old enough to know things aren’t right.  An American U-2 spy plane had photographed

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Make Your Own Rules

I have a sticky note on my bathroom mirror. It’s the first thing I see each morning… “I will not let tradition cage my ambition.” Several

Read More »

Is It Really Your Life?

Did you ever have something incidental become monumental? It happened to me, thanks to my son. One single sentence. Just nine words. When I first heard it,

Read More »

17 Camels

A long time ago in a far away land there was a father with three sons. When he fell ill, he knew it was time to

Read More »

The Only One I Got

Grandpa was a house painter, painting thousands of houses throughout his career.  He was a happy, outgoing man who made friends easily. It was easy to see

Read More »

Love Is An Act

When my mother became terminally ill, it sent a shockwave through the family. My father was devastated. He made the decision to stop working at our

Read More »

No Plan B

About ten years ago I had the honor to interview legendary race car driver, Mario Andretti. It was for a story in my book, How Fathers Change

Read More »

SPECIAL SKIN

I can’t believe it’s been almost 10 years since I released my book, How Fathers Change Lives.  One of my favorite stories that came from the book was

Read More »

The Spirit of Ubuntu

While a British anthropologist was studying a Zulu tribe in South Africa she observed that the sense of community was unlike anything she had ever

Read More »

Those Giving More

His car was 100% immaculate. His clothes were 100% pressed. His closet was 100% organized. At the office he was 100% work. At home he

Read More »

Influence Others

An “honesty box” was placed on a table in a company break room to collect money for coffee. On the box it said: “$1 per

Read More »

A Handshake in Texas

It predates 5500 years of written history. Some scholars say it originated as an act of peaceful intent because it shows that a hand holds no

Read More »

Why I Don’t Worry As Much

October ’62. Cuba. Missiles. Blockade. Nuclear fallout drills at school… I’m only 14… but old enough to know things aren’t right.  An American U-2 spy plane had photographed

Read More »