I had to work traffic yesterday at church. I watched the masses exit the building in full sprint to their cars because it was raining.  People darted in front of cars because they didn't want to get wet.  As I'm standing there getting wet the thought arose, why is...

My life like so many is a constant blur as I'm running from one event to another.  With everything going around around me there's even more going on in my head. I'm to the point now where I'm scheduling meetings after meetings on weekends to ensure activities, groups...

If you grew up or have lived in West Virginia for any time you know all so well the stereotypes.  How do many somehow forget or never learned that there's actually 50 states in the US?  There's also, when you get asked where you're from, you respond with WV and that...

Many people go through life content in their comfort zone or "bubble". They may look at stepping out and trying something but then fear, embarrassment and other feelings take over. One of my best feelings is seeing someone take that step out.  To see them overcome...

A difficult trait for all of us is being consistent. In sports you see and hear it all to often, that team played down or played up to their competition.  The color or name on a jersey can change a team that much. We can do a task over and over and get different...

In early August we went on vacation, visited Hershey Park, Amish Country and Cooperstown.  It was a great family vacation, however I did observe something that surprised and upset me at Hershey Park.  I witnessed an unbelievable amount of rudeness.  It came from all...

In today's world, the participation trophy area, people are finding it harder and harder to overcome failure.  Harder and harder to handle losing.  The entitlement and me first motto of many is a hard thing to witness. For me growing up, you had to tryout to make a...

We are faced everyday with two options, being replaced or being the replacement.  Let me explain.  I had a conversation with upper level management recently and the statement was made.  If I were to leave the company today, I would push for you to be my replacement. ...

We live in an era of comparison.  Whatever one does it's usually compared to someone else. The constant debate now is it Jordan or Lebron. To me that's like comparing which child I like better.  They're both great, however both are different and their own person....