Monthly Archive: December 2019

#Tomorrow December 31

I am not giving up on today but TOMORROW is the start of 2020. Since 2014 my blog has taken on a different theme or focus which means TOMORROW I will be moving on...

#Beginning December 30

Tomorrow will mark the end of six years of writing a post every day on this blog. That comes to over 2,100 posts. It has become a daily habit. I was asked in November...

#Reflection December 29

This is the week that many will contemplate New Year’s resolutions involving some form of self-improvement that requires us to utilize self-REFLECTION. Self-REFLECTION involves deliberate thinking about your behaviors, values, and beliefs. That deep...

#Bleisure December 28

Came across the word BLEISURE while reading last week. The word apparently came into existence to define the activity of combining business and personal travel. Based on new research from the Experience Institute, a...

#Bright December 27

Came across another fascinating author, college professor, and psychologist named Adam Grant. I got to listen to him talk for two hours on a podcast with Tim Ferris. Adam talked about a lot of...

#Delegate December 26

In 2019 I added a daily habit of reading one chapter of the Bible each morning. I started with the New Testament and have moved on to the Old Testament. It will take most...

#Snow December 25

Today marks the 30th anniversary of largest snowstorm for many coastal communities in the Carolinas. Wilmington, Lumberton, Elizabethtown, and Whiteville were all impacted. The SNOW occurred in the days (Dec 22-24, 1989) leading up...

#Postcards December 24

People collect all kinds of stuff including POSTCARDS. Deltiology is the formal name in the USA for POSTCARD collecting, and remains the third largest collectable hobby in the world. In fact you can Google...

#Hiring December 23

I heard a college football coach say once that recruiting is a science but even at its highest level there is some guesswork. I believe the same thing can be said for HIRING. The...

#Appreciation December 22

APPRECIATION is a an important part of keeping any relationship strong. Out of the clear blue two weeks ago I heard from a former colleague. He wanted to use me as a sounding board...