Tremendous Tracey
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...
Starting Clean in 2014
Colonoscopies are tremendous. That’s right, you heard it from me. After achieving a milestone birthday this year, I promptly scheduled a procedure ...
Alone at Christmas? You’re Never Alone!
My most powerful Christmas happened in 1990, when I was in a faraway land deployed as part of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. It was sev...
All I Want for Christmas is Humility
I’ve been a huge advocate of acronyms since my time in the military. I came across one years ago that has been one of my favorites: SLICC—self-lic...
Praxically Speaking
Praxis is a Medieval Latin word, from Greek, which means the application or use of a knowledge or skill. In short, it’s the moment where the ideal ...
Curiosity killed more than the cat
I just read one of my favorite books, You and Your Network, by Fred Smith. Chapter 7, “Your Friends”, includes a fascinating insight. Mr. Smith cl...
Are there atheists in foxholes?
In God we trust. It’s the basis of all of our legal systems, our church doctrines, our charitable organizations, even the basis for a family. If yo...
how's your breath?
As a publisher and child of a motivational speaker, I can attest to the intense indoctrination I received throughout my life about the power of the...
you'll be the same person five years from now....
Five years ago today my father triumphantly entered the gates of Heaven. My mother and sisters and I all were with him when his soul left his body...
I need a seriously uplifting transfusion
I may be tired of being happy, but I am tired nonetheless. I am tired emotionally because I am dealing with a sister and a dog who are both battlin...
The Quilt
If you need some words of encouragement, here it is.
Belief before Speech
Jim Rohn said, “Communication is 20% what you know and 80% how you feel about what you know.” I recently watched a televised interview with the ca...
If you build it they will come
It’s finally finished, the motivational Mecca in Mechanicsburg known as The Charlie “T” Jones Conference Center. The decision to build this facili...
What’s your DISC?
The DISC is a popular and effective personality-profiling tool commonly used to improve work productivity, teamwork and communication. The letters ...
