Labor Day, Barbecues, 15 Minutes of Fame and Follow Through
Have you ever planned something fun or important and then decided not to follow through on your plans because of a change in circumstances. Are you able to follow through and finish what you start even if the change in circumstances if very challenging? Let…
Living in an Epicenter of Social Change – Kenosha, Wisconsin
I am one of the co-founders of the current iteration of Positive Impact Magazine. At the moment, I reside in Kenosha, Wisconsin. It is the place where a white police officer recently shot an African American man, Jacob Blake, in the back, seven times. Kenosha has become another…
Have You Lit An Energetic Flame To Something In Your Life?
A “flame” is the visible part of a fire. It gives light and heat. The color and temperature of a flame depend on the type of fuel that is used to make the fire. A blue or white flame is often very hot, while a red, orange, or yellow flame is less hot. Let me…
You Are Out of Sync
I have written a couple of blog posts 1, 2 and have done podcasts 1, 2 about my experiences when I was a bartender and a janitor at a local bar in the city I lived in. Let me share another true story with you. If you have not read my…
Podcast: The Pattern Is Full
The other night I was watching the Top Gun movie that was released in 1986. In the movie, when Tom Cruise achieved a victory during a Top Gun training mission and when he shot down three enemy planes in actual air combat in the movie, he requested…