By Scott Westerman “The strongest steel is forged in the hottest fire.” Over the last decade, Colleen and I have been among the care givers for four loved ones we ultimately lost to cancer. A year and a half ago, I took on the caregiver role when Colleen was diagnosed.…
By Scott Westerman Listen to an audio version of this message. “If it was easy, everybody would be doing it.” Lose weight without dieting! You, too, can live like a millionaire! Free muscles, fast! Get an MBA without going to class! Everyday we are bombarded by messages like these. They…
By Scott Westerman In The Way of the Peaceful Warrior, Dan Millman writes, “When you don’t get what you want, you suffer. If you get it, you suffer too since you can’t hold on to it forever.”
By Scott Westerman “All successful people are big dreamers. They imagine what their future could be, ideal in every respect, and then they work every day toward their distant vision, that goal or purpose.” -Brian Tracy I had the pleasure of meeting with the board of a small non-profit recently.…
By Scott Westerman “If all my friends were to jump off a bridge, I wouldn’t follow. I’d be at the bottom to catch them when they fall.” Bob Greene tells of a time when Frank Sinatra was down on his luck. His boy crooner days were behind him and his…
By Scott Westerman “In the middle of all these tragic events, I am proud to live in a country that has stood firm at a critical time. I am deeply impressed by how much dignity and compassion I have seen. We are a small nation, but a proud people. We…
By Scott Westerman At 29 years old, Aaron Scheidies, is world champion. This MSU alumnus, has competed in more than 150 triathlons and was recently nominated for an ESPN ESPY. He also happens to be visually impaired. One of the best radio announcers I ever met was Frank Bonfiglio. Radio…
Walking to lunch today with Sara Metz we came upon Ben English and Elitza Nicolaou, chalking the sidewalk near the Alumni Chapel. It didn’t take long to figure out that Ben was planning to guide his soul mate, Kat Cooper from her Union office to the chapel so he could…
By Scott Westerman “The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the president. You realize that you control your own destiny.” Albert Ellis One of my favorite Earl Nightingale…
When Devin Anderson sent me an invite to join Google Plus on it’s first day of public beta, it brought back memories. Memories of GEnie, where the concept of bulletin boards and email were polished. Memories of Prodigy and the early AOL, who gave us a more appealing graphics experience…