Landfill Harmonic Orchestra

I am amazed at the creativity and resilience of the human spirit. When people focus on what they have instead of what they don’t have, the possibilities are endless.  Who would think that an orchestra of young children from a remote village in Paraguay could assemble instruments from garbage at a local landfill site?  You... Continue Reading →

The Coach with the Shiniest Shoes-Tribute to Dad

They call him “Coach”, and when it comes to coaching, he’s certainly one of the best and most respected in Wisconsin basketball history.  Making significant contributions through his playing and coaching career, his greatest thrill came with his 1971 State Basketball Championship victory.  He coached me when I played in high school.  He did something... Continue Reading →

the Leader Impact-5 (LI-5, v 1.8)

The Leader Impact-5 highlights favorite blogs I've read this week on living, loving, leading. learning and leaving a legacy.  Also, this week I've included an added bonus: Laugh loudly. Enjoy and grow! Live Well. What is the difference between happy people and unhappy people? Of course, it may be very obvious: happy people are happy while unhappy people are unhappy,... Continue Reading →

She’s Not Just Anybody’s Mom

Mother's Day is a great time to honor our moms.  (Actually, why not do it everyday of the year?!)  Many years ago, I wrote a tribute to my mom and read it to her.  MaturitasCafe has a wonderful and simple descriptive post on writing a tribute. I share here my own tribute.  Happy Mother's Day... Continue Reading →

the Leader Impact-5, (LI-5, v 1.7)

Last Saturday you may have noticed, but probably not…that I did not put up the Leader Impact-5.  Instead, I spent some quality father-daughter time with my baby-soon to be a college freshman, who in a couple months will leave her mother and me empty nesting.  I also wanted to give her an experience.  So we... Continue Reading →

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