“If you’re juiceless, you’re useless.” – Chad Scott, University of South Florida football coach “Having juice” is a term used around athletic teams. “Having juice” raises the level of a team’s performance. Where does “juice” come from?  Can you develop it? I believe having “juice” is a skill.  You can get better at it. It […]

When I think back on the things I was part of that give me a sense of satisfaction, I realize none of them were “easy.” For instance, the economy’s collapse in 2008-2009 introduced the most challenging period in our company’s history. For us to survive, every person had to buy in. We cut costs. Cut […]

“Life is difficult.” That’s the first sentence of A Road Less Traveled by Scott Peck. I read the book about 40 years ago, and it has stuck with me ever since. I’ve frequently gifted the book to graduating high school seniors, hoping they will read it and adjust their expectations about what’s ahead in life. For me, […]

“In order to be a winner, you have to look for ways of getting things done and not for reasons why things can’t be done.  People who live with excuses have things that can’t be done hovering around them all the time”.  Mike Krzyzewski, Hall of Fame basketball coach This is a “happening to the […]