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...
by Rick | Nov 5, 2017 | Blog, Leadership Series
If you want to be a leader, be ready for a fight. You will be attacked. The hardest lesson I ever learned about leadership was that when you are elevated to a position of authority, you have a new bulls-eye on your back. Don’t believe me? Ask the person who...
by Rick | Oct 24, 2017 | Blog, Leadership Series
Coach Bill Snyder – Kansas State University’s legendary football coach – inherited a zero-and-twelve football team in the early ‘90’s and, three years later, they were ten-and-two. He retired once and the team spiraled downhill so they brought him back. The Wildcats...
by Rick | Oct 21, 2017 | Blog, Writing Tips
“One of the best pieces of advice I was ever given was never to argue with someone who buys ink by the barrel.” – Floyd Hammer Writing stuff down matters and it matters a lot. The original quote to never quarrel with a man who buys ink by the barrel...
