by Rick | Aug 27, 2014 | Blog, Inspirational
I’m pretty picky about my heroes. I certainly don’t let Hollywood or pro sports tell me who I should idolize. I choose my heroes from people I personally know. Mostly, they are people who’ve gone through hell but found glimpses of heaven along the...
by Rick | Aug 25, 2014 | Blog
I lost the audience’s attention in about two minutes. Usually, as a speaker, I can keep it for a bit longer than that, but his audience folded their arms and checked their watches. On the long drive home, I pondered what I had done wrong. I was trying to get them to...
by Rick | Aug 12, 2014 | Blog
“Avoid using the word very because it’s lazy. A man is not very tired; he is exhausted. Don’t use very sad; use morose. Language was invented for one reason, boys- to woo women- and, in that endeavor, laziness will not do.” – Robin Williams in Dead Poet’s...
