Confession: some might call me a conference junkie (Google: 4.1 million results). I’ve always eaten my fill at church… but, from my early days, I’ve found myself hungry for more. Meat and potatoes are the mainline menu for most congregations; to expand your pallet and discover some of the rich – but, still nutritious – […]
Nov 10 2019
There is no treaty possible; only victory or defeat…
“Happy Holidays.” Get ready for the mindless repetition of that compromised greeting. Minority voices have worked to silence the faith-founded expression of “Merry Christmas,” so generic substitutes are now in vogue. Today is another day of remembrance that has the potential to expose deep-seated differences… “We are the World” is the heartfelt anthem of people […]
Nov 5 2019
What could a couple of business leaders do, together?
It’s amazing what a couple of committed people can do. Were you groggy when you woke Sunday? You probably reset your clock before retiring; you shifted time-zones without leaving home. Cheri and I watched the sunrise from our hotel room in Malaga, Spain (that’s another story); the morning sun lit the ship that had docked […]
Oct 28 2019
Saved by Internet Tech?
Saved by internet tech? Al Gore’s invention (“During my service in the United States Congress, I took initiative in creating the internet…”) has a checkered history. Internet Tech has become as ubiquitous as Starbucks in the world of 2019, but it’s gone from simply a tool, to a political one. Since the 90’s, Internet Tech […]
Oct 21 2019
You can’t live (well) without it (hopeless)
We are a “hopeless” culture in the midst of an existential crisis, and it isn’t Global Warming. The markers surround us, yet none of the high-visibility voices with Twitter followings or new movie releases seem to be aware. In fact, the most prominent personalities in our society are both suffering from the underlying condition and […]
Oct 14 2019
The next dollar writes your next chapter
What will you do… with the next dollar? First, a distinction: people who read this weekly blog – people like you – usually are not from the lower socio-economic quartile… or, the second, or the third. “Upper Quartile” – today – means about $115,000 in household income, nationally. Folks in that economic neighborhood listen/think/speak/act differently […]
Oct 7 2019
Robin Hood was a thief, not a model giver
Giver: the ground rules have changed around us.. Not long ago, America was a land of order and opportunity. People who were born here were invited to prosper here; people who came here by choice were offered the chance to have most of the same promise, as long as they came in order, in search […]
Sep 30 2019
Where will you be next Sunday?
“My son’s games are on Sunday, so we can’t make church. I try to catch the podcast while I’m working out, during the week…” I hear that with increasing frequency. The contemporary version of The Good Life (that’s the American Dream… morphed to the American Nightmare) has repainted the family portrait of the past. Sundays […]
Sep 23 2019
Is there an expiration date on what you’re doing (your legacy)?
What is your destiny? What will be your legacy? Those aren’t fringe issues; they – together – create the framework for your life, for both today and tomorrow. How defined are those pursuits? Ask “the Google.” The available connections that emanate from those two signposts are significant: Destiny: 421 million hits; Legacy: 1.38 billion hits. […]
Sep 16 2019
I’m available for lunch with Gates if you can arrange it…
In the last 40 years, I’ve had the opportunity to meet – and, in numerous instances, spend time with – people whose fame, like Bill Gates, makes them distant. That helps to insulate me from the risk of being star-struck. Questions like: “With whom would you like to have lunch, one-on-one?” bring a short-list to […]
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