By Scott Westerman What would it be like to be one of those rare few who live at the intersection of purpose and profession? And why don’t more people make their life’s work their life’s love? I met Laura Labovich this week. She’s a highly sought after career coach, who…
Category: Monday Motivator
By Scott Westerman Dear Blake, Take it from a Spartan who has known his share of heartbreak. It’s not all your fault. It’s not your fault that the offense put you in a 4th and 2 position with seconds left on the clock. Punters only have to go to work…
Once upon a time, there were 6 campus radio stations at Michigan State. Between 1968 and 1985, “The Michigan State Network” was under the care and guidance of Marc Conlin. We’re honoring Marc this weekend at homecoming which inspired me to dig up this piece I wrote about him 14…
By Scott Westerman On a recent trip to the Left Coast, I had the opportunity to have lunch with a friend who is a successful Hollywood actor. He had just completed a project where he portrayed a corporate executive. Having spent considerable time in that role in real life, I was…
By Scott Westerman – W9WSW Ten years ago this week, New Orleans was struggling to recover from the devistation wrought by Hurricane Katrina. There was no power. The traditional communications infrastructure was non-existent. How could emergency service function in such an environment? It turned out that the key contributors included…
By Scott Westerman Dr. Wayne Dyer left us this past week. But his wisdom endures. Here are some of our favorite Wayne Dyer quotes. “How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours.” “You cannot always control what goes on outside. But you can always control what…
By Scott Westerman “Companies don’t hire employees. They invest in solutions.” “America loves a winner.” General George S. Patton is credited with that statement. And it’s true. We marvel at people who rise to the top. We often wish we could enjoy their success. But what does it take to…
By Scott Westerman “There’s nothing as exciting as a comeback – seeing someone with dreams, watching them fail, and then getting a second chance. ” ~Rachel Griffiths Bad days! We all have them. Those times when you’ve completely prepared and practiced and, for some inexplicable reason, you can’t seem to…
By Scott Westerman Colleen and I recently learned that one of our good friends had been told those three words that make your blood run cold. “You have cancer”. Much has been written about how to care for a recovering cancer survivor. But there isn’t a lot of advice out there…
By Scott Westerman Listen to an audio version of this message. “How many times in your life,”my friend, Brian Willis, asks, “has someone told you that you can’t do something?” Today I want to expand on Brian’s recent blog post about “The True Meaning of ‘I Can’t’“. And he shares this nugget…