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What do you ask the man in the mirror? It’s something I’ve thought about ever since I first heard Michael Jackson’s popular song, Man in the Mirror. The chorus lyrics couldn’t be any clearer: I‘m Starting With The Man In The Mirror I’m Asking Him To Change His Ways And No Message Could Have Been […]
While eating lunch today, I read Emile Hirsch’s Kilimanjaro, By a Hair blog article. It was an interesting read, a bit graphic on the ingrown hair battle he faced, but a nice testament to the adversity Kilimanjaro presents and the reason he climbed. One part really jumped out to me. Hirsch writes: “There’s about 200 […]
I wear the shirt once a year, or maybe to a conference from time to time as ice breaker attire. I made it for a speaking engagement I did a few years ago at Rancho Cucamonga High School on St. Patrick’s Day. The shirt is a nice forest green. The text is pretty simple: “I’M […]
Our joke reference continues to be Logan’s Run. It’s a dated film at this point, so many of my peers don’t even get the joke, but those that do, laugh. The film basically talks about a society where the members are killed after reaching a certain age, keeping the society young. We joke about this […]
Today, it struck me how no one stood up–or not immediately at least. We were free to move about the cabin. We could stand up. We could stretch our legs. We could walk. No one moved. Sadly, I’m beginning to see this more and more in organizations. Leaders have a chance to lead. They can […]
I’ll admit that I’ve had a minor fascination with pirates ever since I first rode The Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland. While I was disturbed by the recent pirate news described on all major news networks, it isn’t the thing that comes to mind when I think “pirate.” I picture eye patches, wooden […]
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