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...]
How Many Stars in the Sky?
As the world keeps running sideways a hundred miles an hour, pausing only to take an occasional step backward, digital screens flood crowded global minds with more negative noise than positive. In America, a just announced survey reveals optimism and … [Read more...]
Simone Biles & The Olympic Game$
American gymnast Simone Biles stands four-feet-eight inches tall. By stepping aside during this year's overhyped money grab Tokyo and the IOC call the Olympic "Games," she towers like a giant. Make no mistake what this fortnight of international … [Read more...]
New Novel on the Way: Tuki (Back in the Game with Tweedle & Friends)
The elephant has been birthed: The manuscript for the follow-up to my popular novel Tuki Banjo, Superstar has been completed and is out with advance readers. If things stay on track, we hope for an autumn release. This story is not a sequel as … [Read more...]
Second Interview with Ed Molitor’s “The Athletics of Business”
It's always nice to be a guest on someone's show, especially so when you are asked back a second time. Following my recent return to Chicago-based Ed Molitor's interview program, here is the link: … [Read more...]