On a business trip in my early days
as a budding entrepreneur, I stopped
at a Shari’s restaurant in Tacoma, WA.
(Shari’s is my favorite 24hr place to hang when
I want to think, write, and think some more) .… —-> Continue…
We look around and admire
those who have achieved
things we only dream;
accomplished feats
and attained a life
beyond our imagination.
Most of us would like to attribute their success to some thing
- some ability that we do not have;
something that is beyond our reach and grasp to attain… or just luck.… —-> Continue…
“Look, if you had one shot,
or one opportunity
To seize everything you ever wanted;
One moment -
Would you capture it,
or just let it slip?”
It’s been a few years since this song hit the scene;
“Lose Yourself” (Buy the Original or Clean version)
So let’s get one thing straight -
this whole “If you had one shot”;
I want to know how many of you believe this.… —-> Continue…
It was not quite 10 o’clock when I started out tonight.
I finally got the clutch fixed in the Roadster,
just in time for a few rain sprinkles 
The top will have to go down another night…
So here’s what I found next to the checkout stand
at the gas station tonight; “all natural Crayons sports drink”.… —-> Continue…
Chances are if you tell 5 people about something you want,
one of those people can bring you closer to getting it -
either directly or knowing someone else that can.
(It’s that whole 5 degrees of separation concept that
we hear about yet rarely ever take action on.)
So what I would like to do is help you get one step closer.… —-> Continue…
I heard these words tonight;
” Who are you to end a war?
I’m here to tell you
Who are you not to? “
Let that… simmer a bit.
Actually – let’s be real.
Who are you to end a war?… —-> Continue…
I was a bit choked up that night
after I put my son to bed and we’d
kissed each other goodnight.
I almost made it to the door
when his little voice said
“I love you, Dad”
Looking back at the morning’s events,
I’d carried a heavy heart through the day.… —-> Continue…
