Life Lessons
Lessons of Hip Hop
My first exposure to Hip Hop came in the Philadelphia suburbs in 1979. Watching the culture grow over 47 years has been not just entertaining, but instructive.
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Life Lessons
Personal reflections on faith, family, purpose, and living well.
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Life Lessons
Lotion Your Knees
A 30-year friendship rekindled, and a lesson about not taking yourself too seriously.
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The Inverted Kingdom
We live in a world that tells us success belongs to the strong. As a follower of Jesus, I love how His teaching flips the script on the meaning of life.
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The Purpose of Fitness
Aerobic, anaerobic, and HIIT exercise don't just build the body—they connect mind and body and teach us how to live.
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Stoicism
I have had a child die, faced serious illness, unemployment, and other setbacks. I face each day with thankfulness and joy, in part due to teachings from the Stoics.
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Loosen the Grip
Most beginners grip the club like they could strangle it. The best golfers know that a loose grip, as light as you would hold a bird, is the secret to control.
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Money, Money, Money
Money has the potential to do great good and great harm in our lives. With the right mindset and tools we can reduce the hold money has on so many of us.
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Joy vs Happiness
Happiness depends on happenings—it's fleeting. What we can learn is that Joy is deeper and can last forever.
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Simplify
It is easy to make things complicated and very hard to make things simple. Successful companies and meaningful lives both depend on simplicity.
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How I Pray
75% of Americans pray at least once per month. One of my favorite things about my protestant Christian faith is the ability to pray directly to God, in my language of choice.
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Document Goals
Goals work well when documented, and best when shared with others.
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What I Learned Being Fun-employed
After 30 years of working with no more than 2 weeks off at a time, I spent 6 months unemployed. The sabbatical was life-changing.
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Approval Addiction
I struggle with approval addiction, rooted in a competitive upbringing. The trap is believing that performance is the same as worth.
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Leading Change
I have led large teams through significant change—from integrating two $5 billion companies to getting Ben & Jerry's and Haagen-Dazs to combine operations. When people say they fear change, what they truly fear is loss.
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Know Your DNA
Defining the unchanging principles in your life is critically important to happiness and significance in your career and life.
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Serve
Service to a non-profit organization is an excellent way to give back to the community, make an impact, and develop skills.
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The One Thing
Focus and prioritization help me lead and live on purpose. The word "priority" has been around since 1350 and means ONE thing that is most important.
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