I think about Jim every labor day. Of the hundreds of people in our organization, few earned less money, while adding more value. 

We grow or we learn. Either way we win. Banish fear. trust your gut. Endure shadows of the valley to behold the beauty from the mountaintop.

There are a number of studies that claim forgiveness is good for you. But sometimes it’s ok not to forgive.

Recently I distilled the common questions I have asked during hundreds of interviews I’ve conducted during my career. Here are the top 10.

Here are a few suggestions based on lessons I have learned along the way. They may or may not work for you. The work for me.

Life is more fun when you have a partner to share it with. My adult life has been infinitely richer with Colleen by my side.

Thoughts and prayers, can be compassionate empathy with spirits in turmoil. Or, they can convince us we are doing something when we are doing nothing.

Nothing fires the desire to win like a worthy competitor. Competition can either destroy you or open the door to extraordinary achievement.

Value is in the eyes of the beholder. Everyone we meet will paint their own picture of who we are. The only picture that matters is the one we create.

This July 4th, may we focus on the best intentions of our imperfect founders and continue to fight for what can be, without complacency with what is.