One of my favorite things in the whole wide world is ice cream. It’s terrible for me, but just about every time I have earned a treat, I will chose to eat a big bowl of ice cream. Sometimes I use it as an incentive to finish a project, a paper, or even a blog […]

Last week I promised that I would apply lobsters and rubber bands to leadership, so I hope this won’t disappoint! The other day I was at a seafood restaurant, and in the lobby there was a tank of lobsters swimming around. Actually, there were three tanks with small lobsters in one, medium in the next, […]

I just made salsa which included ingredients that I harvested from my vegetable garden. It’s filled with fresh tomatoes, onion, garlic and a variety of peppers and spices. It’s delicious! I made two versions so that my family would have a choice between mildly spiced and super hot. (I prefer the hot). The reason why […]

I just spent a week with my school cohort during which one of the professors made a terrific statement that all of us leaders can learn from. They said, “You can’t draw the target after you have shot the arrow.” This seems comical and more than mildly obvious, but how many of us have known […]

We all have assets. For some, thery’re charm and good looks (not I, I must say!), and for many they are material and financial assets such as a house and investments. Some assets are personal, such as natural skills such as an inherent ability for the emotional intelligence competency of empathy, and others are learned […]