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#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...

#Confusion December 21

I am pretty sure all of us have circumstances where we suffer from CONFUSION. We mistakenly identify an individual as someone else is a case in point. We may also be in a conversation...

#Delivery December 20

Amazon ships an average of 608 million packages each year, which equates to over 1,500,000 packages DELIVERED each day. When you combine what Amazon does with other UPS and USPS DELIVERIES that aggregate number...

#Levels December 19

I find the work of Jim Collins fascinating because he is curious and data driven. He has authored or co-authored a half dozen books including many books Good to Great and Built to Last...