Word Warrior: Killing Them Softly One Rhyme at a Time
The Greatest hitter, um, pitcher that ever lived
A mindset reset
Dear Mom,
I wish I had missed you more when I could have done more than miss you.
I have learned from experience…
that I haven’t learned much from experience
Drivetime is Primetime for Book-Learning
The Highway to Hell… I cannot prove it, but I believe the highway to Hell is an east-west artery in the heart of Dallas/Ft Worth, a sadistic stretch of life-draining asphalt, innocently named Hwy 183. Along the stretch of 183 that separates my home from my office, is a cross-street aptly named Industrial Blvd. I intend…
Drivetime is Primetime for Book-Learning
Making the most of the Highway to Hell
Misery loves (your) company
You are not the chosen one, but you are chosen
A boss and a leader walk into a bar…
A boss and a leader walk into a bar…
There are only two ways to influence human behavior. you can manipulate it or you can inspire it. Simon Sinek This quote from Simon has been weighing heavily on me today. I have put it on the scale, weighed it in the balances, and found it fair. In every way I can think to influence…
A boss and a leader walk into a bar…
Manipulation vs Inspiration and why it matters which one you are
Begin Again
Starting is one thing. Starting over is another. Starting over and over is what has made me…me
Nova: the brief, bright life of an influencer
This is for all the lonely people wishing to be influencers. Nova means not for long A nova is a strong, rapid increase in the brightness of a star. The word comes from the latin for “new star,” because often a star previously too dim to be seen with the naked eye can become the…
What the Prodigy Said to his Progeny: a (very) open letter
Listen Children, and I will tell you the story of the pitfalls of the prodigious. I was a prodigy – not universally acclaimed but thought to be so by those who knew me. I knew before I was double digits in age what I wanted to do with my life, and who I wanted to…
Home is where the Hard is: 7 Pillars of a Happy Home
Seven Pillars of a Happy Home was originally shared on LinkedIn as Part Two of a two-part series on the home. Part One on this site can be found here. This is part two of a two-part mini-series on the home. In Part One – Home is Where the Hard Is: Seven Deadly Sins that…
Home is where the Hard is: 7 Deadly Sins that Kill Harmony in the Home
Seven deadly sins that will kill harmony in the home and may derail a marriage… (Originally shared on LinkedIn in my monthly Word Warrior newsletter.) I have been married (to the same person) for over 40 years. Still, I do not speak from authority as much as observation. I have broken enough rules, made sufficient…
Good Friday? Says who?
Audio Version The Christian world celebrates this day, the Friday before Easter Sunday, as “Good Friday.” It is the day we remember the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ, as recorded by the four gospel authors, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. If we had been among Jesus’ followers on that Friday (or Thursday, or Wednesday, depending on…
CONFESSION: The True Story of Pancho & Lefty
Available on Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords, and other places. Behold CONFESSION: The True Story of Pancho & Lefty, story #2 from the short story series, The Character of the Song. An aging Lefty recounts his life with the infamous outlaw and Mexican icon Pancho Villa. We were soldiers once, Pancho and me….
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This is The JourneyMan’s Journal.
Scars, but you’re worth it!
Don’t be scared. Be scarred instead. Wounds become scars. Scars become stories. Stories become inspiration. Storytellers with scars become legends.
Last Night – or – Joy Unconfined
This poem is about dreaming of yesterday, those you love and lose, family, friends, sorrow, and joy unconfined. This poem is mostly about my Mom and the hole she left when she winged her way back to Dad.