So I was thoroughly enjoying my Friday after speaking at Livonia High School and working with some really cool student leaders. I arrived at the Rochester airport and discovered that United upgraded me to First Class for both legs of my trip home. I rarely fly first class, maybe 2-3 times a year max, so […]
Our joke reference continues to be Logan’s Run. It’s a dated film at this point, so many of my peers don’t even get the joke, but those that do, laugh. The film basically talks about a society where the members are killed after reaching a certain age, keeping the society young. We joke about this […]
I’m sitting in a Paradise Bakery Cafe in Tempe, Arizona right now, eating some lunch before afternoon meetings. I’m a big fan of Paradise, mainly for the fresh fruit and salads available. With my travel schedule, it’s often difficult to stock up my house with fresh produce. I know I’m boarding a flight tomorrow morning, […]
Failure seemed to be a theme this weekend. On Friday, I watched the news shows talk about the failed Chicago bid for the 2016 Olympics. On Saturday, I watched my Sun Devils fail to maintain a home winning streak against the Oregon State Beavers. On Sunday, I saw a replay of the SNL opening sketch […]
I woke up this Friday morning and saw that my younger sister, Jane, posted this really nice video on her facebook account. If you haven’t seen it yet, take the three minutes and watch it. I’ve mentioned before in my Searching Out the Soundtrack blog entry how I tend to be one step behind in […]
Late last night I posted a link on my facebook fanpage to a new opportunity the Disney theme parks will provide in 2010. I first saw it as a status post from my childhood next door neighbor. Basically, if register with Disney and volunteer with a participating organization, Disney theme park will provide you a […]
As I mentioned in my last post, “Halo (part 1),” I celebrated “Guys Night” with a group of my friends back in San Jose last week. The newest version of Halo had come out, and my friends wanted to celebrate. I pretty awful at videogames these days, but I like that group of guys, so […]
I spoke in Salinas on Thursday and Friday of last week, allowing me to fly into San Jose on Wednesday night. When I lived in northern California, I used to have a group of guys I’d get together with on Wednesday nights for “guys nights.” It worked well as it didn’t conflict with any of […]
I had a wonderful conversation with the woman sitting next to me on my flight back to Phoenix last night. She and her husband were just beginning a two week vacation out to Arizona, wanting to see the gorgeous desert landscapes, the red rocks of Sedona, and the enormity that is the Grand Canyon–one of […]
Today, it struck me how no one stood up–or not immediately at least. We were free to move about the cabin. We could stand up. We could stretch our legs. We could walk. No one moved. Sadly, I’m beginning to see this more and more in organizations. Leaders have a chance to lead. They can […]