If you are reading this, you are probably interested in leadership and enhancing your leadership ability. Since today is Father’s Day, I thought I would touch on how parenting and leadership compliment one another. What if you approached fatherhood, motherhood, or parenting in general the same way you approach leadership in a business or an [...]
Is There A Leadership Void
Is there a leadership void in our country? I believe the answer to that question is yes and no. Let me explain why I answered “yes.” I believe leadership begins with the family. Children look to their parents to lead and guide them; to be role models. Their family is the place where they learn [...]
Raising Teenagers
Having two teenage children is truly a blessing, but it is not easy. Many parents are under the false impression that parenting gets easier when they no longer have to change diapers and wipe runny noses. As children get older, parenting is different, but parenting is still parenting. Of course nothing worth anything in life [...]
Lessons Learned From Mom
Today is Mother’s Day. It is a day to honor our mothers and all moms as well as those that fill the important role of a mother. So do that. Being a mom is a thankless job in many ways. Sometimes moms are simply taken for granted by their children and even sometimes by their [...]
Jesus Was Right
I just read an interesting article about a comprehensive study conducted by Harvard University to find out what makes us happy. This is one of the longest-running longitudinal studies of human development ever conducted. The study followed 268 Harvard undergraduate men for an astounding 75 years. George Vaillant, who directed the study for more than [...]
Haiti Visit 2013
I have just returned from my third visit to Haiti after the devastating 2010 earthquake. It has been 12 months since my last visit and the progress is amazing. There are far fewer displaced victims living in tent cities (although a few still exist), but the most noticeable change is on the streets. There is [...]
Annual Trip To Haiti
I am looking forward to my annual trip to Haiti next week. We established a partnership with the YMCA of Haiti in 2010 after the devastating earthquake. The people of Haiti are warm and incredibly resilient. They manage to do so much with so little. The city of Port-au-Prince has made progress since my first [...]
Learn To Learn
I serve on the school board for the private school that my children attend. We often ask ourselves the question “Are we doing everything we can to prepare our students for the future, or are we just doing what we’ve always done?” That’s a simple yet profound question that all educational institutions should be asking [...]
