Leadership and life lessons from 30+ years in the trenches.
Just for fun, I asked the Chat GPT AI platform about nutrition for men over 50 — since I am one. What I found is that Chat GPT agrees with the tenet of our health system. See what it gave me: Healthy nutrition is essential for men over 50 as it provides numerous benefits that can enhance their overall health and …
This morning on my daily “Keep This In Mind” live show, I talked about how I’ve been setting the alarm for 6:30 a.m., Monday through Friday. After I get up, there are several things I do: This morning routine gets me ready to tackle the day. I’m sure there are some elements I need to change/update, but you get the …
Recently, I sat down with my good friend Tom Hammel, author of The Live You’re Meant To Lead. In a turn of events, he interviewed me for his podcast, Our Cultivated Lives. During the interview, we dove into the realities of change, using my family’s journey from Louisiana to Tennessee as an example. Here are the show notes. Change is …
Have you ever walked into Barnes & Noble, with every intention of buying a business or personal development book, only to be overwhelmed by the choices? Me too. The crazy thing about traditional book stores, they rarely carry independently published books, so you are seeing just a small sample of what is available. If you try to search Amazon, the …
Do you know what you believe in any given situation? Why do you believe those things? It takes some deep reflection to answer those questions. As I pondered my health journey, which led to my journey as a health coach, I had to answer those questions for myself. Here is what I learned. I believe health matters more today than …
I am not much of a morning person, just ask my wife. But as the leader of an organization, there is an internal clock that ticks loudly, counting down the minutes until the business opens. In the military, I was taught that 10 minutes early was five minutes late. That mantra carried into my newspaper career. It seemed I always …
Note: I first wrote this blog in 2012. I applies even more today. “What benefits does this company offer?” That question is often raised by applicants across the nation. They want to know if there are health benefits, time benefits, retirement benefits, and the like. In an effort to land the “best and brightest,” companies have put their money where …
“I just want things to go back to normal.” How many times have you heard, or uttered, those words during the past two years? When COVID-19 first arrived, the nation was shut down for what many thought would be just a couple of weeks to “flatten the curve.” The move was to protect health care providers from being overwhelmed with …
