“You gotta keep livin’ man. L-I-V-I-N”

- Wooderson – Dazed and Confused

Wooderson, the iconic, scene stealing character played by Matthew McConaughey in the classic coming-of-age film, Dazed and Confused, existed in a state of perpetual (though likely chemically-induced)...

Hermes:  Course, there is another way, but I ain't supposed to say it.
Orpheus: Another way?
Hermes:  Yeah, around the back. But that ain't easy walkin', Jack.

It ain't for the sensitive of soul, so...You really wanna go?

Orpheus: With all my heart.

Hermes:  With all your...

“You say you want a revolution
Well, you know
We all want to change the world”

- The Beatles, Revolution

Written by John Lennon and released as the B-side to Hey Jude in 1968, the lyrics to Revolution were inspired by political protests, expressing sympathy with the need...

“What is honored in a country will be cultivated there”

-Plato, The Republic

In his book The Geography of Genius, Eric Weiner examines clusters of genius throughout history. It’s a fascinating read that uses Plato’s quote as a central theme and posits that locations that...

“Are you ready for some football?”

- Hank Williams, Jr.

Every once in a while I write an email that really resonates, and based on the comments I received the past two weeks, THIS email about mentors was one of them. Many readers even were kind enough to say that I was o...

Lt. Luke Sinclair: “How long can we fly on one engine?”
Cpt.  Dennis Dearborn: “I don’t know, I guess we’ll find out.”

- Memphis Belle

The movie “Memphis Belle” tells the story of the first American Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress crew to complete 25 missions over enemy te...

“I feel just like somebody else,

man I ain’t changed,

but I know I ain’t the same”
 

-The Wallflowers – One Headlight

The second week of August marks a significant milestone for myself and this email/blog. A little more than one year ago, I published the first regular post...

“You Give Love a Bad Name.”
-Jon Bon Jovi

4.3 Billion.  I searched for “songs about love” on Google and in less than 1 second, 4.3 billion search results were returned.  To say that our culture has...well, a love affair with love, would be an understatement.  And for go...

“You might be a big fish

In a little pond.

Doesn't mean you've won

'Cause along will come

A bigger one.”

- Coldplay - “Lost”

In my past post Limitations, Ladders, & Labyrinths I talked about how your career (and life!) are more like a labyrinth than a ladder, with surprises...

“Leaders instill in their people a hope for success and a belief in themselves.

Positive leaders empower people to accomplish their goals.”

- Unknown

What are the characteristics of a great leader? The quote above is a great start in developing a definition, and my recent...