Leadership & Entrepreneurship in Ireland – Day 1
We arrived in Dublin a bit sleep deprived, but anxious for what lies ahead the next two weeks. We're not the only ones with plans for Ireland this May. The...
Happy Mother’s Day from Father Time
As I do every year, I ran up a trail to pick wild flowers for my wife for Mother's Day. But the trail seemed different… harder. I didn't spring up...
Four Things I Learned Writing My First Book
I started writing my book on October 20, 2006, on a flight from Denver to Maui. I sent the manuscript to the publisher on March 30, 2011. How the heck...
He Who Learns Must Suffer
https://youtu.be/Yz-krQof2bs I've been thinking a lot about what makes people change, and Charlie ‘Tremendous' Jones said, "You are the same today as you'll be in five years except for...
Thanks Mark Twain
"I conceive that the right way to write a story for boys is to write so that it will not only interest boys but strongly interest any man who has...
Hard Hogback Hike
Actually, a regular hike would have been easy, but this one involved snowshoes and heavy, thick snow. Every year when it snows heavy and I can't run or ride, I...
The Diary of a West Point Cadet
I recently read "The Diary of a West Point Cadet" by Captain Preston Pysh, and had the good fortune of meeting the author. Captain Pysh just returned from Afghanistan where...
“Reflect a bit”
At the end of an email I received before Thanksgiving, someone wrote, "Enjoy a few days away from the action and reflect a bit!" I thought that was clever, but...
The race is not always to the swift, but to those who seek inspiration
I don't know why, but I haven't run a race in a very long time. I ran a marathon in 1991 shortly after the Gulf War started and we wore...
Team Dynamics at West Point – A Shared Experience
I am currently engaged with graduate students studying leadership and team dynamics, so presented with the opportunity, I jumped at the chance to ride with the West Point Cycling Team. ...
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