Author: Scott Westerman

Listen to an audio version of this message.”Someone receives a promotion, gets an important assignment, makes a major discovery, or moves into the president’s office. An envious person would say that he is lucky; He gets the breaks; they’re always in his favor. In reality, luck or the breaks of life had little or nothing…

Listen to an audio version of this message.“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.” – Nelson MandelaI’ve been thinking about the President tonight. He is expected to make everyone happy. He won’t. Whatever he says or does, someone will attack it. He can articulate big dreams and…

Listen to an audio version of this message. “If it is to be, it’s up to me” William H. Johnson Life is ultimately Single Combat. And Rick Warren’s opening volley in the Purpose Driven Life, aside… It really is all about you.It’s up to you to find a purpose and pursue it.It’s up to you to keep an…

Listen to an audio version of this message. “The superior person is modest in speech but exceeds in actions.” Confucius Let this be the year when you make something happen.Most people will stay stuck in unpleasant current realities in 2013. They will close their minds to possibility. They will blame others for their situation. They will accept the…

I’m in Florida celebrating the holidays with Colleen and the kids. I won’t kid you. This is one year that I’ll be very happy to put in the rear view mirror. But both The Queen and I are grateful for the many good things that were revealed among the challenges.It’s a time worn maxim that…

Listen to an Audio Version of This Message.Today, we celebrated Colleen’s third birthday. Actually, she is chronologically much more seasoned than that. But today is her third birthday since she was first diagnosed with ovarian cancer. She’s in remission now, but we treat every day we have together as another day in our second life.…

Listen to an audio version of this message.“Attitude, not aptitude, determines altitude.” -Zig ZiglarThe first time I met Zig Ziglar, I was running down Haslett Road. He was talking with me through my Sony Walkman about goals. “Studies tell us that only 3% of people in the USA set goals, and they are among the…

Listen to an audio version of this message.“A person can succeed at almost anything for which they have unlimited enthusiasm.”. ~ Charles M. SchwabIs it unrealistic to assume that you can create a career around a passion?Consider these two “experts”: One who helps the jobless find jobs. One who rode the dot.com bubble to riches.”When…

Listen to an audio version of this message.“Success is .. sweeter if long delayed and gotten through many struggles and defeats.”~Amos Bronson AlcottMy friend Erika Myers competed in her first Iron Man challenge this weekend. The Ironman is a grueling 2.4-mile swim followed by a 112-mile bike ride and a 26.2 mile marathon run. I was doubly proud of…