Uncomfortable Recycling
Getting nominated for “Uncle of the Year” (UoTY) is tough work. Many people are of the naive opinion that a person can be “born in” or “marry” into the position. Oh contraire mon frere. Like any other position of greatness, this title must be earned. So in that context, I was asked by my 12-year-old […]
Handling Disappointment
“It’s not how far you fall, but how high you bounce that counts.” — Zig Ziglar Unhappy news and disappointments are the given right of being human. Odds are if you are breathing you will have inevitably experienced a major disappointment in your life. In fact, if you google disappointment you will come up with […]
Uncomfortable Error Part 2 (The Response)
“Oh no.” That was my first thought when I read the draft of Darren’s blog post last week. I mean, we all make mistakes, but did I really want it to be broadcast to the world online? Did we really need to go that route? The answer—yes. There are too many important lessons that leaders could learn from my mistake and how Darren handled it as a leader.
Uncomfortable Error
“Hey Darren, I think we have a problem…” was the beginning of an email I received last week from my friend and Speaker Representative/Marketing Manager/Event Manager/et al, Stephanie (Steph). As I’m reading this email, my heart was at the bottom of my stomach thinking what this could possibly be. After writing about all the amazing […]
Accomplish Everything on Your List
You know that feeling? The one you get on a Saturday afternoon as you pop open a refreshing cold beverage on a hot summer day after completing all your chores for the weekend? It’s a very pleasant feeling and puts you in a really good mood. Why does it feel so good? Is it that […]
Uncomfortable Whirlwind
You know the old adage, “be careful what you wish for because you just might get it?” Well, I get the adage. One of my goals for the business is to be a paid motivational speaker. From these speaking gigs, I could create opportunities to get to know SPEARity as a leadership development brand. Thanks […]
Uncomfortable Indifference
Photo credit: www.si.com We lost by 50 points. FIFTY POINTS! If you’re just now reading this blog series, I’m coaching our middle school’s seventh-grade boys basketball team. We’re currently 0-6, but it feels like way more than six losses. A few games ago, I “achieved” something I’d never done in over 16 years of coaching. […]
Be More Awesome at Collaboration
When I was younger, my family took a brief autumn road trip to northern Wisconsin. One of the stops we made was a cranberry farm at harvest time. Harvesting cranberries is not your typical endeavor since it involves intentionally flooding the bogs in which the cranberries grow, then scooping the floating berries off the top […]
Uncomfortable Stand
Picture of my Robert “Bob” Fisher, my father, and Martin Luther King, Jr. (see video) Today is the day, unbeknownst to many, we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr (MLK) for his achievements. Interestingly, there are many who do not observe this day, or even wonder why there’s a need to celebrate. For national government employees, […]