by Rick | Feb 14, 2018 | Blog, Writing Tips
“My life is so much better today because of your presence in this room.” An old man laying in a hospital bed said that to me 30 years ago and I recall that phrase almost every day. Today is a good day to tell someone you admire how much better your life is...
by Rick | Jan 28, 2018 | Blog, Leadership Series
Visionaries don’t think outside the box; they’re already outside the box. Visionaries are out in front of the wagon trains moving west, looking for new territory, better ways of crossing mountains and easier paths to cross the river. Often, they do this...
by Rick | Dec 25, 2017 | Blog, Grandpa Harry Stories
Harry shoveled the snow away from the barn door and, once inside, made his way to the two pairs of wooden snowshoes hanging on a nail. The larger set was his; his wife, Gladys, wore the smaller ones when she was alive. He lifted the shoes off the wall and laid them on...
by Rick | Dec 23, 2017 | Blog, Writing Tips
Let’s put a new twist on the standard who, what, when, where, why and how questions that writers are supposed to answer and approach it from the context of our motivation for writing. Why are you writing? To whom are your writing? How do you tell the story? What...
by Rick | Nov 23, 2017 | Blog, Grandpa Harry Stories
Harry adjusted his wire-rim glasses and smoothed the letter from Ethan, his ten-year-old grandson, out on his rustic kitchen table. The golden light of morning crept through the kitchen window as he read it again. “Chauncey, old boy, would you like me to read you the...
