Running on Empty — Jackson Browne “I built this f**ker!” Tony Robbins yells from the stage at a Unleash the Power Within seminar. If you’ve never been to a UPW event it is hard to explain. Kind
Continue readingYou Can’t Always Get What You Want – The Rolling Stones “Man Rex, you use a lot of lyrics from songs in your stories.” one of my friends mentioned the other day. It’s funny
Continue readingIn My Heart And In My Hand, Why Don’t People Understand – Weird Science John F. Kennedy in a speech given at Rice University in September of 1962 encouraged Americans to do better, to be better
Continue readingTo Everything Turn, Turn, Turn – The Byrds In our fast-paced lives seldom do we take a moment to reflect on how far we have come. The past two years I have been changing the way I approach my
Continue readingI’ve Got A Whale Of A Tale To Tell You Lads – 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea 1954 Dale was one of those carefree adventurous spirits who happen to believe he was the best sailor ever. Dale also
Continue readingMy face is contorted looking like a space alien is coming out of my chest. Under my breath, I verbally push myself to get one more bench press. “Come on, come on, just one more, one more.” Nope,
Continue readingNever would I have thought a glass of water would have cost so much, but it did. Sunday morning and I am sticking to my daily routine. Turn on the coffee pot, start my reading for the day while the coffee
Continue reading“Dad, I feel like I’m falling behind,” my son Matthew says over the phone from his apartment in Jacksonville. “You’re doing fine, son,” I say in my most confident voice,”You’ve
Continue readingKeep on Truckin – Eddie Kendricks “You look great! What’s your secret?” Mick asks me as we pass each other in the hall in our corporate headquarters. Mick hadn’t seen
Continue readingLife’s Simple Pleasures Are The Best – Bobby McFerrin I look around the restaurant at the other couples who have the same expression on their face. They must be having the same experience
Continue readingHere In My Car, I Feel Safest Of All – Gary Numan? "You're just trying to sell me on this, aren't you?" Are words I've never had a client in any of my businesses say to me. Don't get me wrong,
Continue readingMind Shift – World Order Old mindsets die hard. There is a time to shift from one belief to another but when is that time? When is it a shift and when is it quitting? Earlier this week I spoke
Continue readingLooks Like We Made It – Barry Manilow There was a time in my forties when I thought I was infallible, I could do no wrong. It was a hot summer day when I discovered I had made a big mistake that
Continue readingBecause You’re Mine, I Walk The Line – Johnny Cash It was nineteen seventy something and I am attending Maitland Junior High School. I’m not sure how it happened but my Dad had run into
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