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Enjoy The Journey
Life is a Business - Chapter 33 A series of essays on the past, the present, and the future Life is something that the ultimate destination is not somewhere any of us wish to be – dead. What we yearn for is a great and joyous quality of life while we can still enjoy...
Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark
Life is a Business - Chapter 32 A series of essays on the past, the present, and the futureWe lived out in the country in a rural community called Battle Creek, which is at the base of Monteagle Mountain just west of South Pittsburg, TN. Our home was nestled on the...
Benching The Player To Become A Coach
Life is a Business - Chapter 31 A series of essays on the past, the present, and the future We have all been sitting in front of the TV with a cold adult beverage and a handful of snacks, saddened at the sight of a once great athlete being humiliated in the twilight...
Make Hard Decisions – Do Unpleasant Tasks
Life is a Business - Chapter 30 A series of essays on the past, the present, and the future Growing up out in the country amidst the foothills of Monteagle Mountain and the cold water and bottom lands of Battle Creek, my older brother John and I were always kept close...
Rights And Responsibilities
Life is a Business - Chapter 29 A series of essays on the past, the present, and the future What Do We Owe Each Other? It’s time to Speak For several years now, the old words and phrases from a dark era are not only creeping, but also, racing back into our...
Entrepreneurs And Bankers
Life is a Business - Chapter 28 A series of essays on the past, the present, and the future I watched as my father and mother sat quietly on what I thought was the “poor folks” wooden bench in the lobby of the old First National Bank in South Pittsburg (which is now...
Elephant Hunting
Life is a Business - Chapter 27 A series of essays on the past, the present, and the futureThis discussion is for those of you who are “sales types” or “dealmaker types” or “Type A entrepreneurs”, or your basic “alligator mouth bites off more than your hummingbird...
It’s Hard To Hit A Moving Target
Life is a Business - Chapter 26 A series of essays on the past, the present, and the futureLittle League pitchers have only fastballs and change-ups to strike out a batter; as the skill level progresses, curve balls, sliders and knuckle balls are required, along with...
Your Greatest Asset Is Also Your Greatest Liability
Life is a Business - Chapter 25 A series of essays on the past, the present, and the future What do you consider your greatest personal trait asset in life? Does it work equally well in personal, social or business settings? Whatever you think are your worst...
We Love A Good Boogeyman
Life is a Business - Chapter 24 A series of essays on the past, the present, and the future We hide Behind Them, not From Them In the words of “Geraldine”, the imaginary female character portrayed weekly by the late, great comedian Flip Wilson…”The Devil made me do...