I love being the bearer of good news. A long time ago when Quma was in its early years, we had a big facility that had a large conference center with tables and chairs that could seat four hundred people, and at least weekly we would fill it to capacity and I would teach seminars. Clear […]
The view in my backyard this morning. The word is that many of you are snowed in this morning. Even here in Phoenix there are news stories about remembering to wearing a jacket. Things are rough. I was recently in Minneapolis teaching Ownership Spirit to MMIC Group and while I was there I had a chance […]
This week I’ve been across the entire country. I started my week in Washington, DC and I’ll finish up in Portland, Oregon. And it’s the new year every where I go. There are endless lose-weight and get-organized and quit-smoking commercials on every television and radio station in the country. The gyms and the yoga studios and the […]
The other day, as I was doing a few Christmas errands, I drove past a poignant scene. There was a gentleman, about my age, directing two young men who were hoisted up on a lift, hanging a paper sign over an already existing, faded and broken sign. I could tell the new sign was hand-painted, but it […]
Christmas Eve, at the White House, 1941 As the holiday season nears its apex, like you, my thoughts have been drawn to deeper things–to my family and friends, to reflections on the past year and the new one just around the corner, to my faith and my blessings. I have also spent some time thinking […]
Some of you who have called the office have had the pleasure of talking to our director of client relations, Jennifer Lee. And not only is Jennie capable and efficient and an all-around office wonder woman, she recently ran a half marathon. Her experience is one we can all learn from. Jennie’s race was the […]
Grandparenting on Balboa Island, summer 2010 Yesterday I got a call from my oldest daughter, April. She said, “I don’t know what you said to Savannah last night, but whatever it was, she was delighted. She was absolutely beaming when she hung up the phone.” Savannah is my granddaughter. On Sunday night, Savannah made a batch […]
Did you know that 8000 new books hit the market every single day? And that in the year 2000, there were 52 million published titles worldwide? At this rate, you would have to read almost six books a minute, round-the-clock, in order to keep up. Now that’s speed reading. While not all of those 8000 titles are […]
Last week I travelled to lovely Savannah, Georgia where I taught an Ownership Spirit seminar to the leaders of Anthem Education Group. It was a pleasure to be there in the heart of the south (truth be told, I would have gone for the southern accents alone). Meeting and working with the talented, dedicated educators and business leaders […]
Last week I went to St. George, Utah to teach a seminar sponsored by Dixie Applied Technical College. I traveled with my wife, Susan, to the beautiful red rock country of southern Utah and had a marvelous time teaching and learning from the leaders of this small but dogged technical college. The morning session was […]
