How to Go to Hell – A six year old’s perspective

It seems like I don’t get my kids together in the van often enough or long enough. We came back from a 90 minute road trip and here is an interesting conversation that went on: Dante (7 years old): How do you get to the center of the Earth? Dad: I don’t...

What is a Dude?

I was driving in the van when a conversation amongst the kids caught my attention. Cedric (6 years old): My friend is a Dude! May: What is a ‘Dude’? Cedric: A Dude is someone who does fist pumps and calls you “Dude”!!

How to be a Champion

Today Cedric and I were preparing the Goodie Bags for his sixth birthday party. For some reason, when we went to buy the things he would like to include in his goodie bag, he got a bag of toy gold medals as one of the little trinkets he wanted to give to his friends....

How to Deal with Your Inner Critic

During a personal development seminar I attended this week, it came to my attention from the sharing of fellow participants that many people are very hard on themselves. Most human beings live with the constant chatter of their own inner critic. These voices are loud,...

Taking Ownership of My Life

I want to thank my friend Mick for introducing me to the work of Steven Pressfield, the author of the books The War of the Art and Turning Pro. I feel that these are important books to read if you wish to work for yourself and not anyone else. I guess I am the kind of...