“The question isn’t who is going to let me,

It’s who is going to stop me??”  

     -AYN RAND

Attitude drives everything we do!  It is the most powerful tool in our personal toolbox.  The challenge is how we use it; as a booster rocket that lets us achieve the extraordinary, as a ball and chain that keeps us tethered to mediocrity or as an anchor that weighs us down and prohibits us from ever reaching our dreams.  Like so many other things in life, we have a choice; the question becomes which one will you make.…

“When you’re nearing your end of life,
your only measure of success
should be the number of people you
want to have love you actually do love you.”

WARREN BUFFETT

For the past two weeks I‘ve been using a yardstick and tape measure frequently.  First it was measuring a large piece of furniture and seeing if it would fit into the car for the ride back to the house.  Next came the measurement of a space in the Wolfpups’ new backyard to see if it would accommodate a new swing set (yes, we do spoil them, but that’s what grandparents do), and this past Wednesday I met with my trainer/nutritionist to do the measurements that would answer the question, “Were my training sessions and nutritional plan producing the expected results?”  …

“The present moment, if you think about it, is the only time there is. No matter what time it is, it is always now.” 

MARIANNE WILLIAMSON

I’ve been catching moments of recent. You never know when it’s going to happen, but I have come to realize that it is something that we each have the opportunity to enjoy on any given day at any given moment. My first catch occurred about a week ago when I was playing golf. I walked the course that day and as late morning grew into afternoon it became warm enough to play in shirtsleeves. The…

“There is no decision we can make
that doesn’t come without some sort
of balance or sacrifice!”

SIMON SINEK

Early on the second Tuesday morning of each month I have the unique opportunity to gather with a group of individuals and discuss how one can balance faith-based values and their life’s work. Our discussion group includes a diverse mix of men and women including some retirees (like me), private business executives and public sector leaders, members of the clergy, and a few public officials. For…

“I, not events, have the power
to make me happy or unhappy today.
I can choose which it shall be.
Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn’t arrived yet.
I have just one day, today, and
I’m going to be happy in it.”

Groucho Marx

In 2014 Pharrell Williams made us all dance for joy with his hit single, “Happy”. Originally written and produced for the film, Despicable Me – 2, the song became the lead single for his second album, GIRL.  …