If you love movies like I do, then you have heard the 10% myth. You know, that old urban legend that says we only use a small percentage of our brain. The myth goes that if we could just bust loose that remaining 90% we would be unstoppable geniuses that could freeze...
I had the pleasure of spending my vacation in Florida’s Gulf of Mexico region this past week in the company of my large extended family. We spent the week cooking meals and catching up – every family cooking something special for the whole house on...
Today I walked in the footsteps of Walt Disney. Or at least as best I could in his second park, The Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom. I know he never physically walked these grounds, but I can feel his fingerprints all over them. As I walked down Main...
When I got my first job out of college, I was lucky to land at a small private college in Southern Indiana. I was full of vim and vitality (and student loan debt) – and couldn’t wait to get my career started. I had accepted a job outside of my degree for the...
When I was a young manager, I did a terrible job with hiring. My strategy went something like this: Forget about preparing for the interview, skip asking meaningful questions, and consider a pulse the same thing as being qualified. Let me tell you, I certainly filled...
