Tremendous Tracey
the mystery of self-motivation by charlie "t" jones
[caption id="attachment_1415" align="alignleft" width="300"] Charlie “Tremendous” Jones showing how self-motivation is done![/caption]
Today we’re...
Carpe Dogum
[caption id="attachment_1417" align="alignleft" width="300"] Mr. Blue gives his last speech June 12, 2014.[/caption]
Last week was a week filled w...
Heavenly Hound Goes Home
In memory of a once in a lifetime companionMr. Blue April 1st, 2001 – June 14th, 2014
Mr. Blue triumphantly crossed the Rainbow Bridge after a ten...
Father Knows Best: Top Ten Tremendous Tips
My father was a humorist and a motivator whose outlook on life was exuberant beyond description, yet he was also one of the most pragmatic, contrar...
Summer Reading Had Me a Blast!!
It’s almost the start of another summer vacation season filled with all kinds of schedule changes and time slots that need to be filled.
To paraph...
The Hunger Games
Over the past year I’ve met a handful of people who have shared the transformative power of fasting in their lives. The more I heard the more intri...
You Can’t Keep A Good Dog Down
This past week I faced one of the greatest challenges I have ever had to deal with. My soul dog, Mr. Blue, has battled lymphoma for the past nine m...
How to live a Fully Mission-Capable Life
During my tenure in the Air Force I served as an Aircraft Maintenance Officer. My job was to ensure the fighter jets were in a Fully Mission Capabl...
there’s nothing I can do for you
There really isn’t. Happiness, kindness, sacrifice—all the elements that make us good global citizens are inside jobs. They cannot be mandated or r...
We all have a brain, but do we have the mind to use it?
We may tout ourselves as the most technologically advanced, sentient beings in the history of mankind, but do we really use our minds when it comes...
Your “A” Game is useless without your “Be” Atitudes
Our “A” Game refers to what we bring to the table displayed in our outward performance. Our “Be” Atitudes are derived from the Sermon on the Mount ...
50 Shades of Blue
In celebration of a life well lived, I paws to recognize one the greatest influences in my life, Mr. Blue. Mr. Blue is my soul dog, my once-in-a-li...
“Victory is Mine!” Sayeth the Leader
Success is defined as a triumphant struggle against difficulty. If that doesn’t describe leadership I don’t know what does. People don’t like to ch...
can i get a *false* witness?
Exodus 20:16 states, “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor” as one of The Ten Commandments. But it happens all the time and chanc...
Put Success in Succession Planning
Five years ago today, I left my previous life and came home to run the publishing business my father started 49 years ago. I still remember the anx...
