Trust Your Dog

Her name was Babe and she was one of the best. I had researched English Springer Spaniel breeders and found one that was known to produce excellent hunting and family dogs. I remember the day I sat on the basement floor of the breeder with all of these puppies running around. How to choose? But […]

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The Dreaded “A-Word”

It had been an awesome meeting. The four days have been filled with celebration, strong strategic plans, and new resources that were sure to impact customers demand for the company’s products. And now it was time to close. There would be two speakers that day. The first was simply excellent. He spoke about the incredible […]

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Monday Morning QBing Ain’t Just for Sports

Whether or not there is football this year is a moot point. Playing Monday Morning Quarterback is an activity that most of us have participated in and it can apply to any sport. It’s that time-honored activity  where after a game is over, you sit around or text with friends about what YOU would’ve done […]

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Empathy Defined

There is probably no greater visceral divide I have witnessed than the act of kneeling in protest during the National Anthem.  To be honest, when I saw Colin Kaepernick take a knee during the National Anthem, I was dumbfounded. My gut response was, “how could he disrespect the flag and our nation like that?” And […]

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Color Matters

The words within a text message I recently received from a black friend of mine in response to my message of support have weighed on me the past few weeks. “We need more people like you, who don’t see color, to stand up, speak up, show up alongside of us if we will ever see […]

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