Making a Difference Award
Volume XX, Number 29 (Issue 981) July 18, 2022 Making a Difference Award How often have you seen someone do something nice for someone else with no expectation of recognition, return, or quid pro quo? Rather, they make an extra effort simply because it is within their means, and it is the right thing to […]
Whole Lotta Conflict Goin On
Volume XX, Number 28 (Issue 980) July 11, 2022 Whole Lotta Conflict Goin On When was the last time you disagreed with someone? I am betting it has been within the last twenty-four hours. If you don’t mind me asking, who was it with and what was the source of that disagreement? (Disagreements?) If one […]
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of…
Volume XX, Number 27 (Issue 979) July 4, 2022 Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of… How long has it been since you spent a few minutes reflecting upon the opening line of our Declaration of Independence? Well, there is no better day than today to do just that. And to help you get your juices […]
Speak It into Existence
Volume XX, Number 26 (Issue 978) June 27, 2022 Speak It into Existence The other morning, I happened to catch part of an interview with Kristen Bell, actress, singer, children’s book author, Golden Globe and People’s Choice Award winner, wife, mom, and apparently all-around likable person, as she talked about her new book, “The World […]
The Eisenhower Principle
Volume XX, Number 25 (Issue 977) June 20, 2022 The Eisenhower Principle Sixty-eight years ago, in a speech to the World Council of Churches, then President Dwight Eisenhower stated he faced two kinds of problems, those that are urgent and those that are important. He continued by saying the important are never urgent and the […]
Rules and Standards and Guidelines, Oh My!
Volume XX, Number 24 (Issue 976) June 13, 2022 Rules and Standards and Guidelines, Oh My! With an obvious nod to “The Wizard of Oz,” I want to talk about the important distinctions among another trio of potentially scary things known to us as rules, standards, and guidelines. But before delving into that discussion, I […]
So Much for Rules of Thumb
Volume XX, Number 16 (Issue 968) – April 18, 2022 So Much for Rules of Thumb – (Unless You’re a Hitchhiker) For those of you too young to recognize the rather archaic term rule of thumb, it’s defined as “a broadly accurate principle based on experience rather than theory.” So, here’s a question for you: how […]