Many years ago, a mentor of mine gave me a wonderful piece of advice that has never left me. Frank Tate said, “Don, don’t trade in one friend for another. Accumulate them like rare gems. The more you have, the greater the glow.” I’ve been lucky. I’m blessed with many …
People in my age group have a piece of knowledge that should be passed on to younger generations: “Life is good, but it’s not always fair.” For years, I thought some great judge was up there making sure that outcomes would be parceled out based on a fairness scale. If I did …
So I go into my office yesterday morning, and there is a plain, brown paper-wrapped package on my desk. There is no note hinting at what’s inside or where it came from. With some reservation, I tear it open to find the book Pictorial History of the Wild West. I smile and …
I’m still working. But just barely. My kind and talented staff allows me to stroll into our corporate office around mid-morning and wax eloquent on the way things used to get done. They nod their heads and then rush out to complete the work that allows The Change Companies® …
Over the recent holiday, I conducted a sophisticated study to determine the differences in men of my age group as compared to teenage boys. Three grandsons arrived, two from Denver and one from Madison, Wisconsin, as the subjects for my research. The results may appear …
I just wasn’t hip for around 74 years. But all of that changed in 2019. My original hips kept me from showing off my best dance moves. They also limited my ability to run, then kept me from Tahoe Rim Trail hikes and finally, made it painful to just walk a block. So in May, …
I’m not fond of roundabouts. I’m more of a four-way stop kind of guy. Last week, I was approaching an intersection in Reno. Of course, it was a roundabout, so I stop and wait for a car already in the roundabout to slip on by me. However, the red Ford comes to a complete stop …
If you are in the mood to dig deep into your life and figure out what has guided you so far – and explore where you may choose to go – I have a recommendation: Buy a copy of At a Journal Workshop by Ira Progoff. Ira, a student of Carl Jung’s, changed my life …
It’s January. Each year, I’m enthralled with the holidays, but I experience a sigh of relief when they are behind me. I’ve put two guiding words up on my refrigerator for 2020: JOY and KINDNESS. JOY: This year, I plan to move consistently toward people who bring me joy. In …
If you’re looking for help preparing your New Year’s resolutions, you’ve come to the wrong place. I have experience… all of the wrong kind. Over my many, many starts to a fresh year, I have been eager to write down what the new me would look like. Each December, I’d consider …