Sitting in a hotel lounge this week-end, I overhead a conversation in which a grandparent was describing her grandson and his wife moving to Nashville. She talked about the young couple, their [...]
Thomas J. Watson, Sr., the founding Chairman and CEO of International Business Machines (IBM) from 1914 to 1956, first wrote the word THINK on an easel in a sales meeting in 1911. He was [...]
For as long as we’ve had stuff, greed has been on the scene. The consequences of greed appear throughout history and we’ve been warned of its dangers time and again. One of the seven deadly sins, [...]
In his book, 12 Rules for Life, Dr. Jordan Peterson puts forth 12 precepts for living that he describes as “An Antidote to Chaos.” The book is profoundly compelling (you can read my brief [...]
March Madness is here! As I look at my broken bracket, I realize that this year has given us many surprises. One of the most exciting stories of this year’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament has [...]
This month, we celebrate the 10 Year Anniversary of the founding of Northwind Pharmaceuticals. Like so many things in life, these last 10 years have gone quickly but not always smoothly. There is [...]
The dark moments truly test us. When the world seems to close-in and our vision narrows to see only the painfully laborious next steps right in front of us. There is no space for past success or [...]
After being laid-off from my fourth job in five years, I found myself asking many questions. What do I do now? Why did this happen again? What’s wrong with me? Looking back on it, I realize that [...]
Over the week-end, I had the opportunity to attend a screening of Darkest Hour at Hillsdale College. The movie tells the story of Winston Churchill and the momentous events of his first four [...]
Sifting through some old emails this week, I noticed a number of follow up actions that I missed. Shrugging, I quickly dismissed the oversights, after all, I was traveling, had a bunch of [...]
