Getting More out of Life’s Moments

Getting More out of Life’s Moments

Celebrating Birthday’s and Life’s Moments (a time-travelers tale). Is it me or are some of the most profound life lessons found in “time travel” movies? People who want to change the past. People who didn’t know how they would affect the future by their present...
The Art of Self-Awareness

The Art of Self-Awareness

I was standing near the front desk when a gentleman walked in and asked if he could speak with someone. I wasn’t busy, so we walked back to my office. John explained how he’d been with a family-owned company for over 20 years and was downsized 6 months prior. He was a...
The Aggregation of Marginal Gains

The Aggregation of Marginal Gains

An incredible example of the power of incremental improvement is the Dave Brailsford story. It’s 2010 and he’s named as the GM and Performance Director for Team Sky (Britain’s professional cycling team). To date, no British cyclist had ever won the Tour de France. How...
“Acapulco”

“Acapulco”

I was talking to a friend of mine recently about an incident during my college days studying abroad in Chile. As a fellow student and I crossed a monstrously high bridge that spanned the harbor entrance of this port town, a conversation started on cliff jumping and...
Change What You Can

Change What You Can

“The world is going to hell, Rhett; MY WORLD is going to hell . . . that’s all there is to it. I mean … think about it, I’m fifty-freaking three and my best days are behind me”. “You’ll be 54 in two months”, I said, “then you’ll REALLY be screwed”. He smirked, then...