Everyone you meet is a potential teacher

As I was paddling around at the foot of Angel Falls this morning,  (I confessed on Facebook that when I’m swimming laps, I imagine I’m in South America but don’t tell anyone,) I was concentrating on my stroke.  Keep your head low….watch your stroke….
And I remembered Scott.  Scott was a tri-athlete that used to work [...]

The Horse Boy

You know a book has to intrigue me when I buy a hard back copy.  (Okay, so I bought it at Costco so I’m not a *complete* tight wad.)
This is the story of Rupert Isaacson and his crazy vision to travel to Mongolia to consult with shamans to heal his son of autism.  (And yes, [...]

The messiness of genius

The other day I asked Daniel to straighten out the tangle of chords that threatened to take over the living room.  The DSL line, the phone line, the extra length of the phone line, the lamp, the……
And in typical Daniel fashion, he attacked the task with gusto.  “Here ya go, mom!” he announced later with [...]

The Box business

My friend Dan Miller wrote a brilliant piece today entitled “Serving Customers or Making Cars?”  In it he talks about how many businesses are more focused on creating demand for their products instead of truly listening to the customers’ needs.  IE…the American auto industry that continues to pump out cars with a 5-year life span [...]