I consider myself an “encourager,” but a recent experience expanded my definition. Previously, to “encourage” meant to be positive. To offer praise. To be an agent of hope. I offered encouragement when I saw good effort or progress. I want my teammates and family to like having me around because of my optimistic attitude. But […]

The Treaty of Paris ended the Revolutionary War on September 3, 1783. More than seven years after declaring our independence, it was finally acknowledged and granted to the United States. More than 50,000 died in the war. Many more were wounded. If you study the war, you learn King George’s strategy was to wage a […]

“Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you help them become what they are capable of being.”- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe I’ve heard a variation of this theme three times this week. I regard it as a “sign” that I should share. Goethe’s idea is that people tend to rise […]

Do you speak your mind? Let me tell you what I mean. Chances are: We do things that you don’t understand.  Do you ask questions, when you don’t know the reasons why? You see the potential to improve how we do things.  Do you pose those suggestions to someone who could help make them happen? You see […]