Lately I have been challenged by the feeling that I don’t really ‘belong’ anywhere and that regardless of where I may go or what I could possibly do would ever give me the since of solidity of place and time that I seem to feel I am missing. But, whenever…
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Commitment: My greatest weakness…or is it?
Commitment is a heavy word to me. It is something I have struggled with all of my life. It isn’t so much that I didn’t believe in what I was committed to but rather that I have “Shiny Object Syndrome.” The inability to focus on one thing is really a…
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Investing in America: Why so many don’t do it and that is why people stay poor.
Investing in America: Why so many don’t do it and why they stay poor. Any financial advisor will tell you: “Pay yourself first”. But, what does that mean? It means to “Invest in your own business.” What does that mean? It means to take a portion of your income, no…
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What should we talk about in public or for public consumption?
What should we talk about in public or for the public? This is one of those topics that is more of a thought experiment than it is a statement of opinion. Today there are many ways to express yourself publicly. Just like this blog, social media, and the ability to…
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Internet Connectivity: The resource for all things good and bad.
I saw a recent interview with Elon Musk talking about the Starlink internet connectivity service using satellites. This is a great thing no doubt. But, is it all good? Probably not. Nothing is “All Good”. When the computer age came into full force for me was 1995. It seems very…
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Making things impossible: A simple way to prevent bad things from happening.
There are few things more tragic than the loss of life in a traffic accident. The recent death of a teacher here in Kentucky inspires me to write this article because I’d like to raise awareness of the simple concept of lowering or preventing the likelihood of tragedy happening to…
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Business Coaching: Give them what they want.
I just wanted to get these thoughts on ‘paper’ today… and … as these are spontaneous thoughts they are probably not complete, well-thought-out ideas. But, here goes anyway. I was just reminded of something a couple of my sales-minded friends told me when I asked them about sales: they all…
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A New Hope: America needs a new vision for the future…NOW!
America needs “A New Hope” for its future and it needs it NOW! America has been caught up in turmoil over the past 8 years. This turmoil began long ago and it has been gaining ground ever since. The past has been preserved by political parties that can’t escape it….
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My Old Kentucky Home: State Song, Blues Song, and Identification with “Home”
I was born and raised in Kentucky. My first professional musical ‘job’ was in 1981 at the Stephen Foster Story in Bardstown, Kentucky. The state song of Kentucky is “My Old Kentucky Home” and I have always loved the song. Is it time to say “Good Night” to it? I’m…
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Being Prolific: The Key to Becoming a Great…Anything
“How do you memorize all of that music and foreign text?” This is a question I often got from my father and also from people who would come to a performance. I answered that it is something I do all of the time. Memorization is not a sometime thing and…