My dad used to say said, “If you’re going to expect things, expect most things from yourself first. If you’re going to be a star, shine the brightest. If you’re going to be a teacher, own the school.” … [Read more...]

Communication Breakdown When something happens one, I figure it could be an accident. When it happens twice I wonder whether something could be in the air. In the last week, it’s happened three … [Read more...]

WHO? Who is this man? Why is his picture here? He doesn’t write or send flowers. He didn’t come to SOBCon. Yet, this man and I have a plan for Successful Blog. You’ll get a kick out of it. –ME … [Read more...]

Mondays Are for Trying New Things When I write something that moves me, when I smile at a worried over presentation, when I flesh out a particularly elegant idea, a high joy overflows my … [Read more...]

I Don’t Read Your Desk Productivity. A desk is like a garage — it’s where you keep your tools. It helps if it’s organized, but your car will run fine when it is not. But messy writing is a … [Read more...]

I’ve been thinking . . . about this quote: Too often, young artists paint before they think. Over the years, I have disciplined myself to think before I pain. When I see a paintable subject or … [Read more...]

A community isn’t built or befriended, it’s connected by offering and accepting. Community is affinity, identity, and kinship that make room for ideas, thoughts, and solutions. Wherever a community … [Read more...]

A Calling When I was 7 years old, my teacher told me to listen for my calling. She said if I listened to my heart and my mind, I would find the future that was right. My teacher said “You’ll know … [Read more...]

Sometimes I don’t have words either. I get really quiet. I reach inside and high as I can at the same moment. And I do it without caring who’s looking. When I first started writing, my words were … [Read more...]