I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was duty. I worked—and behold, duty was joy. This beautiful quote from Victor Frankel’s book “Yes to Life” offers a revealing truth. Life isn’t “out there.” It’s right here. Now. Our “if only”s … “someday I’ll”s … Always reach for the […]
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Four years ago I wrote a piece celebrating my favorite restaurant … anywhere. I’m revisiting, updating my experience here. “Why is this place always so full?” My guest yesterday for lunch asked me this question. When he asked me, I was moved to write this. One other thing happened too that I’ll share with you […]
George Andrews … a very dear friend, shared these messages with me back in April. I revisited them this morning and wanted to save them so I might reread them often. Sharing them here … Writing to Save the Day. Writing can be a true spiritual discipline. Writing can help us to concentrate, to get in […]
I’ve always known that writing memorializes experiences, people, events that define a life lived. Joys, sorrows, victories, defeats. All the things that make up the human condition. All God sends our way.Yesterday I had an experience I hope my grandchildren … actually all my family members will read … think about.I will be 75 on […]
Bobby Cox … “Bobby” as he is known here in Atlanta and throughout all of Major League Baseball was the legendary manager of the Atlanta Braves for an astounding twenty seven years. Under his leadership the Braves won fourteen consecutive National League Division championships. A feat equally as astounding. Bobby was known as the “players […]
I went to an all boys school. A private school. The William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia. My mom and dad weren’t wealthy. So there were some sacrifices made to send me there. My father was insistent that I attend his alma mater. I would later learn there were many other fathers, alumni … who […]
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A repeat of a Holiday message originally written and posted in December of 2016. Merry Christmas to all … Al Bailey’s my newspaper guy. For 26yrs he has delivered my morning paper. 5:15am every morning, double wrapped rain or shine. Has never missed! Al’s amazing. I have sent him a check every year in thanks. For his […]
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A distant remembrance of the guys above flashed to my mind this morning. Memories from my childhood. Nugget and Dusty at the home of my grandparents here. On North Wayne Ave in Wayne, Pa. A grand Spanish styled place. Long drive way. Circular at the end. As you approached the front of the house, a double […]
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It’s a rare gift when you get an hour, even a day with your grandchildren. But when you have three days? Well … just a blast! A lot of magic has to follow … it did. Such was the case this past weekend. At the Little League World Series in Williamsport, PA. With my three […]
“What a great time,”A simple phrase Nancy and I share when being with another couple. Hard to find two people you both like. Sound familiar. Usually like either lemon or lemonade. But you know what’s usually key to having a good time with two others? A mutual exchange of ideas, questions, interest in learning about […]
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We all have friendships. Those you have had for awhile. New ones. Maybe you’ve moved, retired somewhere or just met some friends along the way. Friends are key. Children move on to build their own lives and families. Close relatives pass away. But your friends are and will be there always … remain a central part […]
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Italy… 2018. Check out the impassioned words of our exceptional guide Mario Marcosano as Nancy and I journeyed through southern Italy last week …“Ladies and gentlemen. I couldn’t help but notice Bob and Nancy holding hands yesterday as they walked together. So romantic. Such a beautiful, loving couple.”Well, we do love each other. Forty seven years […]
Independence Day. Martin Luther King said, “From every mountainside… Let freedom ring.” Indeed our uniqueness is rooted in this very concept. Let freedom ring!I would ask you on this day to consider this. What might freedom suggest, offer each of us in addition of Dr. King’s declaration.Think about the Fourth of July as the day […]
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May 21-25, 2018 Have you ever had one of those magical weeks? You know six or seven days in a row when everything just clicks? I have. My last one was just last week. Where do I start … A warning. This post may resemble War and Peace before it’s done, so buckle up. Capturing, […]
Technology rears it’s ugly head periodically. My Blog does not escape this reality. Those interested will notice a change in the format of the Blog. The “Theme” (whatever that means) supporting the Blog is now “unsupported.” I had to change the “theme” or my Blog would disappear.So the format has changed. Not for the better in […]
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If coffee beans in Brazil are sold for $.20 pound … but a cup of coffee on the Ponte Vecchio in Florence, Italy costs $20 …What’s the difference? … The Total Experience.You could dine in Atlanta every day for a year… and never visit the same restaurant twice. Never.I have my favorites. We are blessed […]
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It’s taken me some time to learn that coaching is far more art than science. Hard to mechanize, structure. Three I coach currently have been with me for 8, 9 and 10 years respectively. Longer than the pursuit of any graduate or doctoral degree. You would think we’d run out of material… stuff to work […]
Catharsis … providing psychological relief through theopen expression of strong emotions. This past week was a unique one for me. Cathartic… unexpectedly. It’s true… cathartic. What happened.I’ve mentioned in a previous posting my long time special gathering every year with twenty three of my fraternity brothers to golf, dine, share. For three days. We have […]
I have been in and around the life insurance industry for decades… almost five. A noble calling in my experience. A career in life insurance despite the “one level above a car salesman” jokes is dedicated to a fundamental concept. Protecting human life value. Their are unprofessionals in the business… like most businesses. Relationships at […]
On this Independence Day… reflecting seems so fitting.So here goes…I launched my blog… “The Space Between the Notes” in October of last year. 40 posts later, its time to take a little of my own medicine. Reflect on my own Spaces before racing to compose the Notes for #41.I’m one who believes your best when […]
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Events will come into my life periodically … daily actually. That I feel are worth sharing. I find you may benefit because our lives are so parallel in so many ways… aren’t they. If you message me, “Hey, Bob… thanks for that.” If true …my time couldn’t be spent more rewardingly.Here’s my latest event l’d […]
There’s an article in the Wall Street Journal this morning entitled, Going Out to Lunch is a Dying Tradition. As one cited, “I put going out to lunch right up there with fax machines and pay phones.” Lost opportunity… a lost art really. The premise of this Blog is that we all need more Space […]
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The term, “experience of a lifetime”may be overused when describing a trip, an event you don’t forget. You know … just a great time. This week I had a just a great time! An experience that will resonate with me … for one long time. Two great friends, Gary and Patrick. Gary one of my […]
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A few weeks ago I told a friend of mine I was taking my girls to Harbor Island. Just the four of us. Most I’d told had said “Wow! That’s amazing.” I expected the same reaction from my friend. He said, “Took my two kids and Jane to Switzerland skiing last Christmas. All the old […]
One thing I’ve always been good at … not letting ideas, thoughts, memories disappear, forgotten, never to be recaptured. My mantra? The weakest pencil stroke is better than the strongest memory.I’m asked a lot, “Bob, how do you remember all that stuff?” I don’t. Just don’t. You see I’ve learned a few techniques over decades […]
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Nancy and I just celebrated 46 yrs of marriage. Incredible years filled with the joys of shared experiences, children, grandchildren. Just so many magical remembrances. Of course there were the down times too, and yes if I’m totally truthful even a question at times if I’d selected the right partner. I’m sure Nance had her […]
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Three years ago during an all employee meeting at Taylor Made Golf Equipment, the CEO asked the crowd of hundreds, “Would anyone like to share an idea they have for our upcoming year?” One young lady in the back of the room raised her slender hand and offered, “Sir, have you ever considered painting our […]
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“Why do I need a coach?” I’m asked this question all the time. Well, if things are going along “swimmingly”… you may not need a coach. “Yeah!”, you say. “I don’t! I’m on a roll, at the harvest, pulling fish into the boat as fast as I can.” Business is great! Right. I get it. […]
Last night Nancy and I attended the Annual Meeting of Ansley Golf Club here in Atlanta. A special place for our family. The meeting was electric… driven by the beauty of new construction, debt free financials, but most of all an overflowing ball room of excited members. A culture that always transcends the numbers, the […]
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My grandfather was accomplished. Above all he was a real character. Many Sunday’s “Pop” would drive from his apartment in Germantown, Philadelphia to our home in the ‘burbs. Visit, have dinner with us. He arrived this one time and had to “relieve himself”… after all he was in his 70s. Pop was slight. Stooped over […]
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I often have breakfast at the Ok Cafe. Great breakfast place near my home. I was with a “friend”of mine (I have no clients, only friends). He flew in for the day to conduct his annual planning session with me. A smiling waitress named Tia served us. (read her name badge). Wish more places would […]
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… until the Tide goes out. This is a phrase I’ve used numerous times when deflection, confusion, untruths surface… abound. In a marriage, a business deal, with ourselves. Obama (sorry had to)… the blue dress… Pete Rose. Until your drain all the deception, fluff, get to real motives in the situation at hand…the “tide” will drown […]
For the past seventeen years I have written “The Christmas Letter” to my family. It started as one of those travelogues, those look at us kind of messages we got as inserts in Christmas cards. “Sam did this. Lisa did that. We traveled to…” Oh, you get them too? But the “Letter” has evolved over […]
Vic Beasley was a consensus all American linebacker at Clemson University in 2013, 2014. He was a the first round draft pick of the Atlanta Falcons in 2015. Expectations were sky high. His first year in the NFL? A disaster. Vic was vilified by the Atlanta press; the Falcons even considered letting him go at the […]
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Al Bailey’s my newspaper guy. For 26yrs he has delivered my morning paper. 5:15am every morning, double wrapped rain or shine. Has never missed! Al’s amazing. I have sent him a check every year in thanks. For his dedication to his passion. Making sure his many friiends get their morning paper for coffee, their daily […]
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Jack Bogle is the legendary pioneer and founder of Vanguard… one of the largest asset gathers in the world. One morning he was walking with a friend on a beach in Southampton… “Hey, Jack., look at that multimillion dollar mansion up there. How does it make you feel that the guy in that home makes […]
My last Post?… Speed is a problem. But paradoxically, the best way to grow personally, professionally? Is to Slow down. Fred Couples, the beloved pro golfer was once asked, “Fred, with that slow, rhythmic swing of yours, how do you hit the ball so far? Fred smiled, “Oh that’s easy. I slow my swing down […]
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Welcome to “The Space Between the Notes”… Post # 1 In an airport… a restaurant… walking on a sidewalk. What do we see? People on their devices of course… Iphones, Ipads … oh yes and usually with no eye contact. Familiar? Of course. We all all talk about it. Albert Einstein said it best… “I […]
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Duty As Joy …
ExperiencesI slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was duty. I worked—and behold, duty was joy. This beautiful quote from Victor Frankel’s book “Yes to Life” offers a revealing truth. Life isn’t “out there.” It’s right here. Now. Our “if only”s … “someday I’ll”s … Always reach for the […]
Blue Ridge Grille … A Revisit
ExperiencesFour years ago I wrote a piece celebrating my favorite restaurant … anywhere. I’m revisiting, updating my experience here. “Why is this place always so full?” My guest yesterday for lunch asked me this question. When he asked me, I was moved to write this. One other thing happened too that I’ll share with you […]
Writing …
ExperiencesGeorge Andrews … a very dear friend, shared these messages with me back in April. I revisited them this morning and wanted to save them so I might reread them often. Sharing them here … Writing to Save the Day. Writing can be a true spiritual discipline. Writing can help us to concentrate, to get in […]
My 75th Birthday …
ExperiencesI’ve always known that writing memorializes experiences, people, events that define a life lived. Joys, sorrows, victories, defeats. All the things that make up the human condition. All God sends our way.Yesterday I had an experience I hope my grandchildren … actually all my family members will read … think about.I will be 75 on […]
“Bobby” …
ExperiencesBobby Cox … “Bobby” as he is known here in Atlanta and throughout all of Major League Baseball was the legendary manager of the Atlanta Braves for an astounding twenty seven years. Under his leadership the Braves won fourteen consecutive National League Division championships. A feat equally as astounding. Bobby was known as the “players […]
Private School
ExperiencesI went to an all boys school. A private school. The William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia. My mom and dad weren’t wealthy. So there were some sacrifices made to send me there. My father was insistent that I attend his alma mater. I would later learn there were many other fathers, alumni … who […]
“Tips” for Christmas …
ExperiencesA repeat of a Holiday message originally written and posted in December of 2016. Merry Christmas to all … Al Bailey’s my newspaper guy. For 26yrs he has delivered my morning paper. 5:15am every morning, double wrapped rain or shine. Has never missed! Al’s amazing. I have sent him a check every year in thanks. For his […]
North Wayne Avenue …
ExperiencesA distant remembrance of the guys above flashed to my mind this morning. Memories from my childhood. Nugget and Dusty at the home of my grandparents here. On North Wayne Ave in Wayne, Pa. A grand Spanish styled place. Long drive way. Circular at the end. As you approached the front of the house, a double […]
LLWS
ExperiencesIt’s a rare gift when you get an hour, even a day with your grandchildren. But when you have three days? Well … just a blast! A lot of magic has to follow … it did. Such was the case this past weekend. At the Little League World Series in Williamsport, PA. With my three […]
Every Saturday?! Really?!
ExperiencesSettindown
What a great time,
Experiences“What a great time,”A simple phrase Nancy and I share when being with another couple. Hard to find two people you both like. Sound familiar. Usually like either lemon or lemonade. But you know what’s usually key to having a good time with two others? A mutual exchange of ideas, questions, interest in learning about […]
“Surprising” Maine …
ExperiencesWe all have friendships. Those you have had for awhile. New ones. Maybe you’ve moved, retired somewhere or just met some friends along the way. Friends are key. Children move on to build their own lives and families. Close relatives pass away. But your friends are and will be there always … remain a central part […]
Cobblestone Romance…
ExperiencesItaly… 2018. Check out the impassioned words of our exceptional guide Mario Marcosano as Nancy and I journeyed through southern Italy last week …“Ladies and gentlemen. I couldn’t help but notice Bob and Nancy holding hands yesterday as they walked together. So romantic. Such a beautiful, loving couple.”Well, we do love each other. Forty seven years […]
This 4th… Let Your Freedom Ring
ExperiencesIndependence Day. Martin Luther King said, “From every mountainside… Let freedom ring.” Indeed our uniqueness is rooted in this very concept. Let freedom ring!I would ask you on this day to consider this. What might freedom suggest, offer each of us in addition of Dr. King’s declaration.Think about the Fourth of July as the day […]
The “Mangy Dog” Chronicles
ExperiencesMay 21-25, 2018 Have you ever had one of those magical weeks? You know six or seven days in a row when everything just clicks? I have. My last one was just last week. Where do I start … A warning. This post may resemble War and Peace before it’s done, so buckle up. Capturing, […]
Note to My Audience…
ExperiencesTechnology rears it’s ugly head periodically. My Blog does not escape this reality. Those interested will notice a change in the format of the Blog. The “Theme” (whatever that means) supporting the Blog is now “unsupported.” I had to change the “theme” or my Blog would disappear.So the format has changed. Not for the better in […]
The Blue Ridge Grille
ExperiencesIf coffee beans in Brazil are sold for $.20 pound … but a cup of coffee on the Ponte Vecchio in Florence, Italy costs $20 …What’s the difference? … The Total Experience.You could dine in Atlanta every day for a year… and never visit the same restaurant twice. Never.I have my favorites. We are blessed […]
You’re 3x5s …
ExperiencesIt’s taken me some time to learn that coaching is far more art than science. Hard to mechanize, structure. Three I coach currently have been with me for 8, 9 and 10 years respectively. Longer than the pursuit of any graduate or doctoral degree. You would think we’d run out of material… stuff to work […]
My Wonderful Week …
ExperiencesCatharsis … providing psychological relief through theopen expression of strong emotions. This past week was a unique one for me. Cathartic… unexpectedly. It’s true… cathartic. What happened.I’ve mentioned in a previous posting my long time special gathering every year with twenty three of my fraternity brothers to golf, dine, share. For three days. We have […]
“Living” Insurance …
ExperiencesI have been in and around the life insurance industry for decades… almost five. A noble calling in my experience. A career in life insurance despite the “one level above a car salesman” jokes is dedicated to a fundamental concept. Protecting human life value. Their are unprofessionals in the business… like most businesses. Relationships at […]
After 40 Posts… Time to Reflect
ExperiencesOn this Independence Day… reflecting seems so fitting.So here goes…I launched my blog… “The Space Between the Notes” in October of last year. 40 posts later, its time to take a little of my own medicine. Reflect on my own Spaces before racing to compose the Notes for #41.I’m one who believes your best when […]
“Surprise” Birthday
ExperiencesEvents will come into my life periodically … daily actually. That I feel are worth sharing. I find you may benefit because our lives are so parallel in so many ways… aren’t they. If you message me, “Hey, Bob… thanks for that.” If true …my time couldn’t be spent more rewardingly.Here’s my latest event l’d […]
It’s Not Just Lunch …
ExperiencesThere’s an article in the Wall Street Journal this morning entitled, Going Out to Lunch is a Dying Tradition. As one cited, “I put going out to lunch right up there with fax machines and pay phones.” Lost opportunity… a lost art really. The premise of this Blog is that we all need more Space […]
Pine Valley 2017 … A Reprise
ExperiencesThe term, “experience of a lifetime”may be overused when describing a trip, an event you don’t forget. You know … just a great time. This week I had a just a great time! An experience that will resonate with me … for one long time. Two great friends, Gary and Patrick. Gary one of my […]
Four “Daze” on Harbor Island…
ExperiencesA few weeks ago I told a friend of mine I was taking my girls to Harbor Island. Just the four of us. Most I’d told had said “Wow! That’s amazing.” I expected the same reaction from my friend. He said, “Took my two kids and Jane to Switzerland skiing last Christmas. All the old […]
A Pencil Beats the Memory… Every Time
ExperiencesOne thing I’ve always been good at … not letting ideas, thoughts, memories disappear, forgotten, never to be recaptured. My mantra? The weakest pencil stroke is better than the strongest memory.I’m asked a lot, “Bob, how do you remember all that stuff?” I don’t. Just don’t. You see I’ve learned a few techniques over decades […]
46 in 1
ExperiencesNancy and I just celebrated 46 yrs of marriage. Incredible years filled with the joys of shared experiences, children, grandchildren. Just so many magical remembrances. Of course there were the down times too, and yes if I’m totally truthful even a question at times if I’d selected the right partner. I’m sure Nance had her […]
The “White” Driver and a 46th Wedding Anniversary…
ExperiencesThree years ago during an all employee meeting at Taylor Made Golf Equipment, the CEO asked the crowd of hundreds, “Would anyone like to share an idea they have for our upcoming year?” One young lady in the back of the room raised her slender hand and offered, “Sir, have you ever considered painting our […]
Why Coaching?
Experiences“Why do I need a coach?” I’m asked this question all the time. Well, if things are going along “swimmingly”… you may not need a coach. “Yeah!”, you say. “I don’t! I’m on a roll, at the harvest, pulling fish into the boat as fast as I can.” Business is great! Right. I get it. […]
The Fahey Cup
ExperiencesLast night Nancy and I attended the Annual Meeting of Ansley Golf Club here in Atlanta. A special place for our family. The meeting was electric… driven by the beauty of new construction, debt free financials, but most of all an overflowing ball room of excited members. A culture that always transcends the numbers, the […]
D’ya ever see a dead man fall out of a window?”
ExperiencesMy grandfather was accomplished. Above all he was a real character. Many Sunday’s “Pop” would drive from his apartment in Germantown, Philadelphia to our home in the ‘burbs. Visit, have dinner with us. He arrived this one time and had to “relieve himself”… after all he was in his 70s. Pop was slight. Stooped over […]
Everybody’s Got a Story…
ExperiencesI often have breakfast at the Ok Cafe. Great breakfast place near my home. I was with a “friend”of mine (I have no clients, only friends). He flew in for the day to conduct his annual planning session with me. A smiling waitress named Tia served us. (read her name badge). Wish more places would […]
You Never Know Who’s Swimming Naked…
Experiences… until the Tide goes out. This is a phrase I’ve used numerous times when deflection, confusion, untruths surface… abound. In a marriage, a business deal, with ourselves. Obama (sorry had to)… the blue dress… Pete Rose. Until your drain all the deception, fluff, get to real motives in the situation at hand…the “tide” will drown […]
Passion… Confidence… Determination
ExperiencesFor the past seventeen years I have written “The Christmas Letter” to my family. It started as one of those travelogues, those look at us kind of messages we got as inserts in Christmas cards. “Sam did this. Lisa did that. We traveled to…” Oh, you get them too? But the “Letter” has evolved over […]
The Time your “Light’ went on …
ExperiencesVic Beasley was a consensus all American linebacker at Clemson University in 2013, 2014. He was a the first round draft pick of the Atlanta Falcons in 2015. Expectations were sky high. His first year in the NFL? A disaster. Vic was vilified by the Atlanta press; the Falcons even considered letting him go at the […]
A Gift at Christmas… Al Bailey
ExperiencesAl Bailey’s my newspaper guy. For 26yrs he has delivered my morning paper. 5:15am every morning, double wrapped rain or shine. Has never missed! Al’s amazing. I have sent him a check every year in thanks. For his dedication to his passion. Making sure his many friiends get their morning paper for coffee, their daily […]
“I’ve Got Enough” …
ExperiencesJack Bogle is the legendary pioneer and founder of Vanguard… one of the largest asset gathers in the world. One morning he was walking with a friend on a beach in Southampton… “Hey, Jack., look at that multimillion dollar mansion up there. How does it make you feel that the guy in that home makes […]
Speed Can Kill… But now Slow Down.
ExperiencesMy last Post?… Speed is a problem. But paradoxically, the best way to grow personally, professionally? Is to Slow down. Fred Couples, the beloved pro golfer was once asked, “Fred, with that slow, rhythmic swing of yours, how do you hit the ball so far? Fred smiled, “Oh that’s easy. I slow my swing down […]
Speed… Can Kill !!
ExperiencesWelcome to “The Space Between the Notes”… Post # 1 In an airport… a restaurant… walking on a sidewalk. What do we see? People on their devices of course… Iphones, Ipads … oh yes and usually with no eye contact. Familiar? Of course. We all all talk about it. Albert Einstein said it best… “I […]