Monday Morning Musings Volume XXIV, Number 19 (Issue 1170) May 11, 2027 It has been twenty-four years since Rick Warren’s The Purpose Driven Life was published. Personally, I have spent countless hours during the past thirty years thinking about and trying to live into my purpose in life. Through my study, successes, and failures I have identified what I consider to
Monday Morning Musings Volume XXIV, Number 18 (Issue 1169) May 4, 2026 The Sunk Cost Fallacy Sandy and I live in south central Texas. This region is prone to droughts. In fact, we have been in an extended period of drought for several years – the horrible, deadly flooding that occurred in the Texas Hill Country last July notwithstanding. You
Monday Morning Musings Volume XXIV, Number 17 (Issue 1178) April 27, 2026 Silence – Golden or Possibly Fools Gold There are numerous reasons why some of us remain silent a good part of the time. In my case, combine an introverted personality with being raised in a “children should be seen, not heard” environment and my quiet, reserved nature seem preordained. But
Monday Morning Musings Volume XXIV, Number 16 (Issue 1167) April 20, 2026 An Investment Opportunity You Must Not Pass Up I do not know how you acquired your leadership skills, but for me it consisted of a long, drawn-our process best characterized as a three-legged race. The first leg, and the one that most people seem obliged to use was on-the-job-training.
Monday Morning Musings Volume XXIV, Number 14 (Issue 1165) April 6, 2026 Shifting the Perspective …while victory has a thousand fathers.” I would propose a leadership-oriented update to that maxim: “defeat has only one parent while victory has a thousand.” I have come to see at least two valuable truths within the original and my twist on that expression. The first,
Volume XXIV, Number 13 (Issue 1164) March 30, 2026 Shifting the Perspective Bear with me for a moment as I lead you through an exercise on perspective. If you will, take sixty seconds to follow these instructions. Take your right arm, index finger extended and raise it above your head toward the ceiling. Now, start rotating your arm in a clockwise
