Plant Your Tree

Plant Your Tree

  There’s an old Chinese proverb that asks when is the best time to plant a tree? The answer… 20 years ago. The second-best time… Right Now.   If you think about the past 5 months our world turned a bit sideways. Imagine if you would have known then what you...
Something Things Don’t Go According To Plan

Something Things Don’t Go According To Plan

  If there is anything we’ve all learned over these past 4 months it’s that no matter how great things are going or not going at the time, things are bound to change. It’s also true that no matter how great your plans are, or how well prepared you think you may...
Now What?

Now What?

  So we’ve opened up the country and as expected some regions and states appear to be doing better than others. I’ve read that the current Covid situation less like a second wave but more like a forest fire that continues to flare up and simply refuses to be put...
Graduation Day

Graduation Day

  My youngest son Jake is a senior in high school. Like millions of kids his age, this last semester hasn’t gone at all as planned. Instead of preparing for graduation ceremonies, afternoon tent parties, yearbook signings, high fives and endless hugs of...
Be Ready

Be Ready

  As we begin the long process of safely opening up our country for business, many of my recent conversations have people asking what they should be doing. The answer of course is that no one actually knows. There is no playbook for what we are experiencing and...