Americans don’t get much positive feedback about our role in the world these days. It seems we’re always stepping into it, wasting our time or being made fools of. There are places in the world however, where what we stand for is appreciated, even treasured. On our trip to the Czech Republic we took a…
Jim Croce sang about his desire to stop the passing of time and keep it for later use. Don’t we wish! Time is the great equalizer. Every day each of gets the same amount of time and all leaders want more. More isn’t available. We can neither create time nor hold onto it. For leaders…
One day, when our daughter was about eight, she came home from a church summer camp wearing a tee shirt with the phrase “I’m third” printed on it. When I asked what it meant she explained that God came first, other people second and, “I’m third.” I can’t think of a better guiding principal for…
As an avid golfer there have been many times when I’ve thought I solved the riddle of the golf swing and began thinking those three deadly words, “I’ve got it!” They’re deadly because it seems that whenever I think I’ve figured it out, virtually everything stops working. My swing becomes a mess and I lose…