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Spring has been slow to arrive this year. Winter’s chilly remnants have held tightly and this season’s renewal of life has only reluctantly begun to emerge. In one of the glimpses of a warm [...]

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to attend a Bradley University baseball game at Dozer Park in Peoria, Illinois. I’m not much of a baseball fan but I must confess that there is something magical [...]

The nature of my relationship with sales people shifted the day my title changed from Sales Rep to CEO. The “hunter” became the “hunted.” In my new role, I gained an entirely new perspective on [...]

The memorial service was held at Tinker House on 16th Street in Indianapolis. Hundreds of people showed up to pay their respects. Vic and Susan Becker stood for hours greeting, and hugging, every [...]

I‘ve never watched Discovery Channel’s “Naked and Afraid” but I’ve always found the title, if not the premise, compelling. The words naked and afraid convey such a sense of vulnerability. I am [...]

Many years ago, a man in a sports car was behind me and my young family as we were driving home from the grocery store. He was clearly in a hurry, was following too closely, and even honked a [...]