Writing and performing an original song is hard enough without shooting yourself in the foot when trying to record a video of it. Yet there I was at Robin's Roast Coffee Shop in December 2017, trying to record a live version of a new song I had just written called "Lifeline." In retrospect, I should … Continue reading Lifeline, or How Not To Record a Performance Video
Immigrant Story
Have I told you about the time I was mistaken for an immigrant? I was born and raised in the dustbowl of southern California. After graduating high school, I spent two years in the Bedfordshire, England, and three years in San Vito dei Normmani, Italy, before finally settling down in Denver, Colorado in 1988. I … Continue reading Immigrant Story
Activity Rings and Dog Walks
I'm trying to have a perfect month, and it's causing my dog to think I'm crazy. In the native Activity app in iOS, for those of you not in-the-know, there are three rings that the user attempts to close everyday. These three rings are the bells that lead to my Pavlovian response of needing to … Continue reading Activity Rings and Dog Walks
Continuous (Self-)Improvement
Image courtesy HealthCatalyst.com What are you doing to continuously improve yourself personally and professionally? In business, the activity of continuous improvement is known by many names - Kaizen, PDCA (plan-do-check-act), lean culture - and usually involves some variation of the act/analyze/improve model that you might expect. Regardless of the approach, continuous improvement works towards streamlining … Continue reading Continuous (Self-)Improvement
Business People vs. People People
Image: Shutterstock Are you a business person or a people person? Are you a take-charge, no-nonsense employee or manager? Do you believe that you (or your employees) are there to work, and that down-time or non-work related activities should be consigned to fifteen minute breaks every two hours? Or altogether eliminated until the whistle blows … Continue reading Business People vs. People People
Leaving Your Comfort Zone
As I begin the journey of transitioning to a new position within my company, there are two quotes that keep running through my mind that I'd like to share them with you. Henry Ford, the innovative business magnate and inventor of the assembly line, is credited with saying, "Whether you think you can or you … Continue reading Leaving Your Comfort Zone
The Ballad of Disgruntled Dan
Photo by In Pictures Ltd./Corbis via Getty Images In the deep recesses of an uncaring, cruel cityLives a man whom many call Disgruntled DanNo one takes notice, none show the slightest pityThey avoid him like a plague (as much as they can) Disgruntled Dan works the eight-to-five dayshiftIf he's avoiding his spouse he might pull … Continue reading The Ballad of Disgruntled Dan
The First Step
Image courtesy of shutterstock.com If there's one thing I can take away from the last two years of my life, it's this lesson, embodied by quote by the great French painter Henri Matisse: Image courtesy of brainyquote.com Two years ago, after spending the first fifty-plus years of my life playing guitar to myself in my … Continue reading The First Step
Positive Success
Positive thinking is so much different that trying to always see the sunny side of life. Click to read more...
The Secret of Getting Ahead
We waste so much time and energy talking ourselves out of doing what needs to be done...the secret to getting ahead is a simple one. Click to read more...
Seven Years
The process of learning new things can be just as satisfying as having learned the thing itself...
Band Of Brothers
Let me tell you a little bit about my bandmates and friends...
