Category: People

#Self-Efficacy April 20

George Raveling has a fantastic twitter feed called The Daily Coach. I love his writing because the man is so well read. He is model for the term voracious reader. I strongly encourage you...

#Salome April 12

Today is Easter Sunday. During Holy Week (April 5-12) I like many Christians read a number of passages from the Bible. I am always amazed at what individuals I missed in previous readings. I...

#Rivals February 12

As an elementary school student in the early 1960’s I loved February 12th because it was celebrated as a school holiday, President Lincoln’s Birthday. In 1968 the federal government created President’s Day and the...

#Hero December 17

This week I listened to Jim Collins talk about the author John McPhee on a podcast. John McPhee wrote a book called “A Sense of Where You Are” in 1965 about my childhood HERO....

#Heisman December 2

The Heisman Trophy will be awarded next Saturday (December 14, 2019) in New York City. I have no inside info on who will win it this year but I do know that I had...

#Emulate October 28

I attempt to read something related to leadership everyday. It may be a book or some story I find online. I came across an article earlier last week called “30 Tips to Help You...

#Fred October 26

Today is Saturday in October which means college football games. In the State of North Carolina there will be a game played at 4:00 p.m. for the 99th time between Duke University and University...

#Remembering September 25

I found out yesterday that Steve Cottrell the former head basketball coach at Western Carolina University had passed away. I was one of his assistant basketball coaches from 1980-85. Those were five great years...

#Fugitive August 29

There was a TV show that came on ABC from 1963 to 1967 called the FUGUTIVE starring David Janssen as Dr. Richard Kimble. The last episode aired 52 years ago today. The premise of...