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Time and Tide; Father’s Day 2017
It had been one year since we converted our summer getaway into our permanent home. April 2017 brought the return of the Osprey, the Herons, and the Laurel blooms; springtime in Deltaville a prelude to an idyllic summer on the Bay. However, the ravages of winter and the wages of my procrastination had taken a…
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A Mantra for 2021
Somehow, we hope this was all confined to the calendar, that as we tear off the page of December 31 to reveal January 1 our troubles will disappear, and magically we will be in a better place.
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Be Curious, Not Judgmental
I didn’t think I would be writing another #TedLasso leadership article so soon. But the latest #AppleTV+ episode touched so many leadership themes in one short scene I had to talk about it. If you haven’t seen it, read my previous blog post for a quick review, but be sure to put it on your…
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Lasso on Leadership
I don’t typically write movie reviews. However, I do from time to time write about leadership and motivation, and in a world that starts with “I” you would have to look far and wide for a better contemporary portrayal of a leader, than Ted Lasso. Sweet but not cloying, wholesome yet not prudish, Ted Lasso…
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Fisher of Men
“The three men I admire most, the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost…”, the line from Don McLean’s American Pie came to mind this week. While not the day the music died, there is certainly an emptiness in the Benedictine community with the passing of Fr. Adrian. He is one of three men who had the…
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The Why in Front
There is a video making the social media rounds. An American airliner lands and taxis to the gate. A passenger films row after row of idle aircraft. It is a powerful statement as to what has happened. Those planes, as idle as we seem to be, sitting there sheltering in place. The image is bleak.…
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The Money Note, or What Christmas Taught Me About Human Relations and Selling
I still vividly remember Christmas as a child, each year it began with Advent and lighting four different candles a new one every week. There was a ritual in getting and decorating the tree, assembling the Manger, seeing Santa Claus, the secrecy of not being allowed in certain rooms.
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Today’s Thanksgiving
The rain has stopped for now. The skies across the Tidewater have cleared. Yesterday, in the drizzle the leaves were dull and drab. Today the sun, frantically highlighting each color in every tree, in a battle against time. Here bright orange and yellow, there a snap of red and the Sweet Gum with a brushstroke…
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Diamonds On the Water
The diamonds in the water sparkled a little brighter on the Chesapeake yesterday. I’d like to believe that was a gift from my nephew Brian. I experienced two “firsts” on that ride, it was the first time in my life, I intentionally spilled a perfectly good gin drink into the Chesapeake Bay, and it…
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