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Last week when I was visiting my daughter Kelsey, she shared with me the most amazing presentation that she had done for her marketing analysis class. They had to develop a product, put together a marketing/advertising campaign for that project and present it in class. Her product was a magazine called IF, which stands for Inspire Fifty. The concept of the magazine came from Tom’s shoes where for every pair of shoes you buy he donates one to children who need shoes. In Kels

For years I have been a big fan of sayings such as “whether you think you can or you can’t….you’re right.” I get attracted to sayings that give me the power to make a choice for how I want to live my life. Even before I knew what I know now, I have always somehow known it is my choice and I can create the life I want or not. Last night in my men’s group that I facilitate with my partner Eduardo, we talked about compassion. I shared with them an article where scientist and

When a topic keeps popping up with me over and over again, I realize that I need to do some more work on whatever keeps coming up. The synchronicity of the universe works that way for me. It’s as if there are many mirrors out there for me to see my opportunities to change. One of the biggest areas of change in my life is around compassion. I believe that I am a compassionate man and being a Life Coach gives me many opportunities to work on it. There are times when I find m

Sometimes being a nice guy is not all that it’s cracked up to be. I have been a nice guy for many, many years and in my family it was either very well rewarded on its own merit or for diffusing anger when my father was not so nice. I learned early that there was a big payoff for being nice. As you can imagine, I do not run into too many people who take a lot of pride in not being nice. Most people, if asked are they a nice person, will either say “yes” or “I am working on

Even though it is a brutal and painful way to learn, going to funerals has been especially enlightening to me in the last few years. There is something about the finality of life that offers up some real wisdom about living life. This past week was no different. A good friend and fellow warrior, David Taylor, lost his wife this past week to pancreatic cancer. Her name is Marilyn Westheimer and although I never met her, I felt I had a real grasp on who she was and why she

I have always been fascinated with tattoos, although never enough to get one. When I was growing up, only the “bad” boys and girls had them, now it is different and they have not only become an accepted form of self expression, they are truly an art form. I have lots of friends that have all kinds of tattoos or “tats” as they call them. Big ones, small ones, very obvious ones and ones that are hidden to where only they can see them or someone who they share intimate space w

Well this seems to be the season for me to receive wonderful gifts from funerals. This past week my dear friend Kay Vogel lost her sister Connie Lawrence. Even though I did not know Connie well, she impacted my life in a way I am not even sure she knew. About 9 years ago, I got my first experience in Sound Healing when I was asked to come to a sound healing session for Connie that was put on by Kay. We went out near Brenham to a structure that was built for sound resonance

There are many ways to define strength. I have used multiple definitions in my life, depending upon where I was at any given time. I have also realized that how I look at strength has put most of the descriptors in two different camps…..tough or tender. I grew up with tough strength. With tough strength I had rigidity. I put up my wall and used whatever force I needed to hold my spot and show how strong I was. I stood firm in my convictions and was not open to alternative

My mother passed away two years ago this November and we finally got her house on the market about 2 months ago. She has a wonderfully located townhome in the Galleria area and I knew once we got it listed, the right buyer would come along. We even buried a St. Joseph in the front yard, a fail-safe method I have used for years. Well, they did, but little did I know they weren’t the right buyer, in fact they weren’t the buyer at all. I just found out yesterday that what th

Although I have been a sports fan all my life, for some reason this year I have really gotten into listening to sports radio. It started in basketball season and carried over to the football holdout and now the season. Since I am a lifelong student of human behavior, I find it very interesting when they talk about the players, the coaches, and the strategies. I knew when I started listening to sports radio, it was heavily weighted towards men and our viewpoints in life. Be