Defend What’s Right

Defend What’s Right

Defend What’s Right ENDURING LEADERSHIP I once worked at a small radio station in my hometown of Coushatta, Louisiana. When school ended, I’d speed off to host The Afternoon Drive Home. A high school friend and I worked there together. One day, we got into an...
Face Your Fears

Face Your Fears

FACE YOUR FEARS ENDURING LEADERSHIP His name was Jeff Chambers. He was my sixth grade arch nemesis.  He was athletic.I was not.  He could do fractions.I could not. He towered over me by at least a foot.I was as wide as he was tall. On this particular day, the tension...
Share Your Cause

Share Your Cause

Share Your Cause ENDURING LEADERSHIP Thomas Francis Meagher is a name you’ve probably never heard before, but he helped inspire 150,000 people. Meagher was an Irishman who came to America in 1852. Less than a decade after Meagher’s arrival, Lincoln was building an...
Focus On Your Strengths

Focus On Your Strengths

Focus On Your Strengths ENDURING LEADERSHIP Focus on your strengths: that’s a famous lesson from the one and only John Maxwell.  For me, before there was Maxwell, there was Dad. As a kid, Dad would say, “Play the games you can win.” Dad did just that. My Dad was an...
Practice for Success

Practice for Success

Practice for Success ENDURING LEADERSHIP What golf game I have, I owe to Dad. He was my teacher, coach and the best playing partner ever.  “You’re breaking your wrists too early.”   “Hit the back of the ball first. Don’t hit the ground.”   “You should feel...