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Tag: character
Your Life…In A Few Words
How do you think your life will be summarized when you’re gone? Will you be described by your gender, profession, marital status, age, and place of birth? Or will your character show up?
The Temptation of Easy
Yesterday I ran the Occoneechee Mountain Trail near my house. It’s not really a mountain as much as a series of switchbacks and a couple of moderately steep hills, the type that require me to scramble forward with my butt low and stuck out like I’m entering a Kardashian backside-lookalike contest. On the steepest ascent,…
What Leaders Do Differently
I recently interviewed a group of seasoned executive leaders, and I asked them about what successful leaders do differently. Here’s what they told me…
Character Lessons from Nature
My 9-year old daughter read something interesting to me the other day. According to the book she was reading, the brains of wild animals are bigger and sharper than that of their domestic cousins. For example, the brain of a wolf or coyote is proportionally bigger than the brains of your household pet, Fido. Scientist…
Know When to Swim (or Walk) Away
I used to have the most coveted summer job. I was a lifeguard, at a lake-slash-campground-slash-waterpark. Not only that, but we had concerts on occasion. Lyle Lovett came to play, just after marrying Julia Roberts, and yes, he brought her. We all fought over who would bring stuff to her trailer. I ended up getting…
Coach Tony Dungy: “You Don’t Win Every Game”
Coach Tony Dungy has had a lot of firsts, as the first NFL coach to defeat all NFL teams, the youngest assistant coach at age 25, the first African American head coach to win the Super Bowl, and the first NFL book author to ever reach the New York Times bestseller’s list. Tony was head…
Ah, Spring…
My neighbor Deb is fond of saying, “A weed is just a misunderstood flower” or something like that. My other neighbors must misunderstand this concept, too, because I don’t see them flocking to buy tickets to SCOTT’S DENSE WORLD OF DANDELIONS or CARBONARA’S CLOVER AND CREEPING CHARLIE HAVEN. In fact, when my yard begins to…
Prince Charming Or A Real Hero?
You can’t watch or read the news without hearing that Prince William and Kate Middleton plan to wed mid-2011. I’m sure all of us in the former colonies wish the future king and his future bride a happy, successful marriage. I’ve never been a girl, so I’m throwing this out there based on what I’ve…