How to transform your child into a writer
As a teacher and a writer, I often give parents advice on helping their children to become effective writers who (more importantly) love to write. My advice is simple: Be…
Change happens
Less than 11 percent of Americans smoke tobacco. Also, for the first time ever, more Americans reported smoking marijuana (16 percent) than tobacco. When I turned 21 years old, nearly…
Meetings
It's weird that an absolutely guaranteed, never fail way of making people happy at work is to end a meeting early, yet so few leaders take advantage of this simple,…
Still growing the legend…
About a month ago, I wrote this: _________________________________ Scott, my golf guru, has said many wise things to me on a golf course. Swing thoughts and strategy and decision making.…
“What are downs?”
Charlie and I are sitting in section 335 of Gillette Stadium, watching the first quarter of the preseason game against the Carolina Panthers last week. The boy loves watching football…
How to make your workplace better
On this Labor Day... I was asked at my recent book launch about making the workplace better. Someone who was stuck in a less-than-ideal job with colleagues who are less…
Feeney kept it quiet
My friend, Eric Feeney, was a vegetarian for a year and a half before going back to meat. Avoiding cheeseburgers, roast beef sandwiches, and prime rib for 18 months is…
Big kitty love
Tobi sits beside me in the morning and purrs. Nothing more. He just sits on the table beside my laptop and begins to purr. He's happy to be with me.…
Why don’t they know Jesus?
Grace Christian School in Florida says it will only refer to students by their sex assigned at birth. Also, pupils who are gay, transgender, or gender nonconforming "will be asked…
Resolution update: August 2022
Every month I report the progress of my yearly goals in order to monitor progress (or the lack thereof) and hold myself accountable. The following are the result from…
