Emotional Maturity

Advent and the Most Pernicious Program of All

December 20, 2011

Here’s the third post in my Advent and Star Trek series where we actually get to the advent part! This was originally posted on December, 3, 2011 ————————— So have you ever thought of Star Trek’s “Borg” and Advent in the same thought and discussion? Probably not. But here it goes. Of course context helps [...]

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Is Pain the Key to Empowerment?

November 2, 2011

It’s timely to re-post today one of the most popular posts ever on my blog, or top 10 at least. Morgan’s got another jog-a-thon in the morning (Thursday) and it brings back a lot of memories documented here. She’s still nervous about it, because like one of her parents she takes everything super seriously [...]

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I’m Not A Part of This System! I’m an Adult!

August 14, 2011

If you thought I beyond analyzing philosophical statements left on dirty cars you were wrong! This was just too tempting for me. My family pulled up next to this car today as my wife and I were doing skin cancer checks at the dermatologist. The window graffiti offers the following declaration of empowerment, “I’m not [...]

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Am I Jerk Just Because Someone Else Was?

August 2, 2011

Maybe. But Sometimes We Can Change That. One morning when I went to order some breakfast at a local establishment near my house, the waitress, a 5′ Latina, asked me with big eyes, “You’re not going to yell again at me are you?” I was taken off guard and I was searching my brain, thinking [...]

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Maturity and Response

January 20, 2011

Been talking a lot of systems and leadership the last couple months with the Leadership Learning Group. I’ve been enjoying re-reading some great material. I’m not sure how you define maturity, but here’s something that might help you think about maturity (and immaturity)…. “Automatic behavior is the hallmark of immature people. Bent on survival, they [...]

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Thoughts on Kind of a Funny Story

November 2, 2010

My wife and have taken a couple days to get away before our baby comes and eliminates the chance to get away just the two of us for awhile. Not much compares with getting some time away with my wife – mostly to rest and talk about things we don’t get a chance to connect [...]

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Answering Critics

October 3, 2010

It’s the 25th anniversary this season of the ’85 Chicago Bears Superbowl season. I thought I would post a bit of leadership wisdom from a member of that illustrious team.Steve McMichael, nicknamed Mongo, was a defensive tackle for the Bears and until a couple weeks ago he held the franchise record for games played for [...]

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Leading Three Sheets to the Wind

September 11, 2010

This entry is part 2 of 10 in the series Leading on the Seas

I thought for the next installment of my unorganized series of posts that I could call “Leading on the Seas” that I would choose one of the more colorful terms in sailing lore – three sheets to the wind. I’ve been physically about 50% or less for the past 10 days so I’m excited to [...]

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A Take on Motivation, From Someone Who’s Growing (Guest Post)

September 2, 2010

Excited to introduce the next guest post of 2010. This is I believe #6 out of the 10 in ’10 guest posts that I am hosting on this blog this year. Enjoy engaging Eunice’s thoughts on motivation!————–(Disclaimer: I don’t have it all figured out, but these are fragmented pieces of my thought process.)Recently, I’ve wondered [...]

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