“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]