Make a Move

Make a Move

Make a Move ENDURING LEADERSHIP Crawfish are a big deal in Louisiana. Dad was in the Air Force and stationed in Alexandria, Louisiana at England Air Force Base. I would have been in the 5th or 6th grade. The two of us had been talking about how good a fried crawfish...
Fish Fry

Fish Fry

Fish Fry ENDURING LEADERSHIP He’d come home, put his things on the table, sit down to a dinner that Mom cooked, and begin to talk. She never had to ask. He just talked. Dad would begin sharing about his day. “Well, the #3 machine went down today. Had to send Jim up to...
Share Your World

Share Your World

Share Your World ENDURING LEADERSHIP He’d come home, put his things on the table, sit down to a dinner that Mom cooked, and begin to talk. She never had to ask. He just talked. Dad would begin sharing about his day. “Well, the #3 machine went down today. Had to send...
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...