Our Character is Defined in Certain Moments of Our Life

                                                   Today I ran the Quad City Marathon and saw my good friend John DeDoncker a few minutes before the race.  He introduced me to his friend Ryan and said they were running the marathon together – it was Ryan’s 1st...

Count Your Blessings

I try to live with an attitude of gratitude and appreciation. I would credit my parents for this outlook on life. However, every so often we look around and may be tempted to fall into the trap of asking questions such as “How did he land the job he has?”, “How are...

How Do You Respond To Adversity?

As a life long Notre Dame football fanatic, I felt discouraged when starting QB Malik Zaire experienced a season ending injury on Saturday. The Irish were struggling and had fallen behind to a fired up Virginia Cavaliers team. With less than 2 minutes remaining,...

Commit to a Goal and See Your Life Change Immediately

For the greater part of the past year I have been contemplating a return trip to Leadville, Colorado to pursue my elusive goal of running the 100 mile race through the mountains in under 24 hours. The race itself is an almost indescribable, amazing experience that has...

New Beginnings – Growth Opportunities

       The Byrne family has experienced some big changes over the past 8 weeks. Our oldest son Dan and his wife had a beautiful baby boy. They named him John Patrick and I am completely humbled to think they would name their child after me – wow! Dan and his wife Liz...

What Is Your “IT”?

I had a great conversation today with my 18 year old son Thomas. Next week we take him to Chicago where he will embark on his college experience at DePaul University. He is both excited and nervous, anticipating the unknown and wondering how he will perform and fit in...