Archive for September 2018
Why People Need Protection from Themselves
In 1974, I got kicked off the high school baseball team for streaking through the quad during cheerleader tryouts. Believe it or not, streaking was a fad in the mid-1970s. They had a streaker on TV during the 1974 international broadcast of the Academy Awards. Country singer, Ray Stevens, even hit #1 on the Billboard…
Read MoreRule #1: Make ’Em Laugh
When I was seven years old my parents got a divorce. It took me years to figure out how much that affected me but, in the moment, I really didn’t think much about it. At least the yelling stopped. But before that momentous occasion, when I was six, another thing happened that probably had more…
Read MoreWhy You Should Choose Knowledge As Your Superpower
Can you imagine if Spiderman had the knowledge on how to spin a web any size and catch thieves just like flies, but he didn’t ever put that knowledge to use? The Green Goblin would have wreaked havoc. What if Captain America turned his shield into a coffee table? Or Thor only used his hammer…
Read MoreThe Next Word On The Page
Back in the day, I used to do sales for a consulting firm. And to become a better sales person, I’d do training courses at night classes that I thought might help me be better at sales. When I’d finished a class, I’d announce it at our weekly staff meeting. The staff’s reaction was always…
Read More