Goal Accomplished – NOT! Now What?

I had a disappointing experience this morning, July 25th and am in the midst of processing my thoughts. In the Quad Cities we have an annual race called the Bix 7. It is our community’s annual signature event and it is GREAT! 15,000 people line up on Brady Street in...

Renewal – Everyone Needs It

  Buying a 15 year old car sounds more like recycling than renewal; however, I felt completely renewed on Monday when I purchased a 2001 Lexus ES 300 with 142,000 miles. It is an older Lexus but it still exudes quality craftsmanship and excellence. For years I...

Stellar Performances Are Byproducts of Gradual Improvements

I had good intentions of posting a blog last week but life sort of happened and I didn’t get it done. No excuses, just an apology. I came across this blog entry (listed at the end of this blog) about kids and sports, thought it offered a really good perspective, and...

Moving Out Of The Comfort Zone

Recently the College of Business at St. Ambrose University embarked on a logistical game of musical chairs, moving faculty in the same department closer together. Prior to the move I was on the 2nd floor, one of my colleagues was on the 3rd floor, and two other...

It’s About Time

The average  American in 2015 lives 78.9 years 947 months 4,102 weeks 28,811 days 691,462 hours 41,487,725 minutes 2,489,263,488 seconds This is an improvement from 1985 of 4.3 years 225 weeks and 1,578 days There are plenty of hours, minutes, and seconds to spare...