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Extra Points: Hope
Dogs use their sense of smell much more effectively than we humans use all of our senses combined. On Thanksgiving Friday (we are a back-to-back feasting family), both Captain Jack and Bella had their olfactory senses on high. They could be two rooms away and still...
Extra Points: The Cost of Waiting
"So often times it happens that we live our lives in chains And we never even know we have the key..." The basic tenet of having an "unleashed" career and life is that you free yourself from your own invisible fence. The good news is that you have the key; the bad...
Veterans Day Special
It was February 11, 1942. Just lightly over two months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Don Weedin - who celebrated his 17th birthday just the day before - dropped out of school at Bremerton High School. That morning, he boarded a ferry with his parents and enlisted...
Podcast Interview on Business Growth
I was thrilled to be recently interviewed by Shawn Casemore for his "The Growth Inspired" podcast. LINK to listen Our topic was how to build a strong team that supports growth and create a strategy around resilience management. What you’ll hear in this episode: Learn...
Extra Points: Trick or Treat?
The first Halloween I remember trick or treating was when I must have been around 6-7 years old. I was dressed up as Captain America. I had the the whole packaged suit, replete with cape, a makeshift shield, and the cheap plastic mask that caused beads of sweat to...
Seattle Shrimp Tank Episode Nov. 8th
Sorry for the delay! Here is your video wrap up and podcast from the November 8th Seattle Shrimp Tank. Our guest was Mark Lunde from Cuz-D Industries. Fascinating guy - Naval officer, CEO, Tool Guy. Check out both the video and podcast to learn more about this...
Extra Points: So Who Are You…?
These lyrics are from the song made famous by The Who during my high school years. It remains prominent on the airwaves, especially as it's also now a famous theme song from a popular television show. It also should act as a reminder that who you are perceived to be...
Extra Points: Who’s the Boss?
Tomorrow is Election Day in the Unites States. Actually, with early voting and mail-only balloting as here in Washington state, Election Day is merely the culmination of what is becoming the longest reality show in our history. Social media is awash with...
Upcoming Event
Join me later this month as I present to the North Mason Chamber of Commerce on... "Unleashed: Living a Better Life Outside the Fence." Entrepreneurs and small business owners often start their businesses by leaving a boss and end up working for a worse one! Stress,...