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Extra Points: Baby Steps
Babies are a lot like dogs. Wait for it... They are able to teach us a lot about our business and life and don't even know they are doing it! I get the opportunity and joy of spending a lot of time with my 7-month old granddaughter. One of the interesting things about...
Extra Points: Baby Steps
Babies are a lot like dogs. Wait for it... They are able to teach us a lot about our business and life and don't even know they are doing it! I get the opportunity and joy of spending a lot of time with my 7-month old granddaughter. One of the interesting things about...
Extra Points: Going for the Green
I’m writing this missive while watching one of my all-time favorite sporting events, The Masters. I’m always impressed with all these professional golfers on how they stay resilient and positive in the face of adversity on the biggest stage of their “industry.” I’m...
Extra Points: Going for the Green
I’m writing this missive while watching one of my all-time favorite sporting events, The Masters. I’m always impressed with all these professional golfers on how they stay resilient and positive in the face of adversity on the biggest stage of their “industry.” I’m...
Extra Points: Going to Confession
On Good Friday, Barb and I attended church and then dashed into the quickly forming line to go to confession. For you that don't know, confession during Lent is required before Easter of all practicing Catholics, and we take it down to the very last chance by going on...
The Secrets Behind The Madness
My April column for the Kitsap Sun / Kitsap Business Journal... I love March Madness. I think it’s the best three weeks in sports, period. Nowhere else can so many upsets, drama, and amazing personal stories converge on such a grandiose stage. As I write this column,...
Extra Points: When Silence Isn’t Golden
Pope Francis's homily on Palm Sunday included an exhortation to the youth of the world to "keep shouting." Without referencing any particular event, but rather proclaiming a global message, Pope Francis exclaimed, "The temptation to silence youth has always...
Olympic Lessons for Business & Life
My March 2018 column for the Kitsap Sun... “Little minds are tamed by and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them.” ~ Washington Irving (American writer) There are many reasons why I was never more than an average athlete in my high school athletic...
Extra Points: Perfectly Imperfect
Last week, I visited a sports card shop to have them look at my baseball cards. My card collection is mostly baseball, football, and basketball cards from the early 1970s to the mid-1980s, with the vast majority in baseball. Because I was curious to see if the...
