When I founded the No Bats Baseball Club thirty years ago, I had no idea we would grow into the extraordinary organization the years have ordained. Yesterday, Easter Sunday, we partnered with Baltimore's Oriole Advocates to outfit every child on the … [Read more...]
“Having It All” … What Exactly Is It?
What Is All? Years back I met a twenty-something new to our organization who told me she moved to town intent on “having it all.” Her statement was quick and decisive so I asked a clarification question, “What is all?” Her answer was immediate … [Read more...]
Helping the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs
I am a big advocate for supporting sales initiatives in college and universities. Here is a short piece on a program at Jacksonville University I have been actively supporting. The next generation of greats is out there and I hope someday soon they … [Read more...]
“Lucas Goes to Cabo” — a new comedy novella
New Comedy on the Way! A fun, quick, and easy read, Lucas Goes to Cabo is out with advanced readers. All appendages are crossed hoping the story will soon be ready for release. This ensemble comedy has been kicking and screaming inside my coconut … [Read more...]
Where Are the Smarts, In Your Head or In the Phone?
Who's your most valuable compadre, a real person or your cell phone? A tongue-in-cheek point to ponder, perhaps, but there is a danger in dehumanizing our lives to the extent we rely on our phones and iPads more than what blossoms inside the … [Read more...]
Why the World is Getting Louder
Woke. Cancel. Gaslighting. The world is angry, seemingly louder by the day. The why is simple: Everyone has a microphone and instant access to Internet pulpits and megaphones. If the entire world has microphones, it stands to reason the volume will … [Read more...]
Respect: Savannah Bananas vs. Linden Entertainment
Yesterday provided an interesting contrast in emotional experience management. In the space of a couple hours, I heard from the Savannah Bananas baseball club, a small group of professional business coaches assisting college entrepreneurs, and Linden … [Read more...]
New novel soon to be released: Tuki (Back in the Game with Tweedle & Friends)
Tuki Back in the Game with Tweedle & Friends Exciting news! We have reached the pre-publication stage! Twenty years after shocking the world and paying a terribly unfair price for doing a good deed, Tuki Banjo battles problems and demons … [Read more...]
Who is in Your Hall of Fame?
Who is in Your Hall of Fame? People are, by nature, herd animals, and as life unfolds most of us will meet thousands. The vast majority will bounce off and wash away like beach sand, but some will stick like Band-Aids. A far smaller number have … [Read more...]
Catching Up As We Gladly Exit the Fun House Mirror of 2021
I apologize for getting lost. No good reason, just a barrel of feeble excuses. Like much of the world, I've been running sideways, backward, two steps forward, ducking, and hopping erratically depending on the how reality dictates. Time to at least … [Read more...]