Lower the Bar; Raise the Performance

In the seventh grade, I turned 13. That year, my classmates and I were allowed to compete in track and field meets for the first time, representing Good ’ol Memorial Jr. High School. My friend David Simons and I became fascinated with the pole vault, and we built a...

The Cost of Not Caring

Organizations that do not show proper care to their people lose employees. Losing employees cost employers money. In her June 30, 2015 article in Bloomberg News, Rebecca Greenfield reported that more employers are changing their emphasis from higher salaries to...

The Loneliest Kid

This week the Surgeon General announced that we have in America a crisis of loneliness. According to the doctor, the effects of loneliness are equivalent to smoking twelve cigarettes a day. In other words, this emotional problem can result in physical consequences....

Falling Down a Mountain Can Change Your Life

I’ve got to admit it. When I think of the name Hank Williams, I think of Junior. He is so embedded in American culture, particularly for those who have been fans of Monday Night Football, hearing his song “All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight” adapted for the...