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Do you have someone in your life or your business that always seems too busy to have a moment with you? They rush around from appointment to appointment, rapidly checking their smart phone, shooting off texts and emails like a six-gun wild west outlaw. All the while...

Today happens to be my birthday. 46 years ago today, I started my journey. At the same time Neil Armstrong was preparing for his walk on the moon, Everyday People by Sly & the Family Stone topped the Billboard charts, The Godfather was first published, a gallon of...

I was only in elementary school when I watched the United States Olympic Hockey team win their gold medal in the 1980 Winter Games at Lake Placid. It still only seems like yesterday, my how the time flies.  Last week the remaining team members celebrated the 35th...

If you’ve read any of my articles or followed me over the past several years, then it will come as no surprise to you that I live in a spectacular little Midwest town called Ann Arbor in the state of Michigan. If you happen to live here, then part of your job is being...

Forget the fact that I have aches and pains in the morning and I have no idea where they came from. Or that I fall asleep now well before David Letterman hits the air. Even that I seem to have a few extra pounds around my waist that I swear weren’t there just a few...

A wise man sat in an audience and cracked a joke. Everybody laughed like crazy. After a moment he cracked the same joke again. This time, less people laughed. He cracked the same joke again and again. When there was no laughter in the crowd, he smiled and said, “You...

Know what you want and where you are going. Start by creating a list of personal and professional goals for yourself. What do you want to celebrate having accomplished this time next year? What milestones would cause you to say that 2015 was truly an amazing year? Do...

This time of year it’s easy to get lost in the holiday shuffle and also a time when many of our goals tend to go by the wayside. I’ve been working hard with my clients and myself to stay focused and finish the year strong, yet still enjoy the holidays to the fullest....

The other day I watched an old version of the movie “A Christmas Carol.” This classic Dickens tale has always been one of my favorites because I love stories about transformation and of discovering what is truly important in life. Toward the end of the movie when old...

Today I will play in my annual Thanksgiving Family Football game. My goal this afternoon is to simply play the entire game without injury. For that alone I will be thankful, but I’m also extremely thankful for the event itself, which has come to mean a whole lot more....