Excellence is a Habit

Excellence is a Habit

Creating Forward Momentum #1 Have you ever been stuck? Have you ever had the distinct feeling that you are in a rut, maybe even mired down? How do you create forward momentum again? How do you get unstuck? The ideas over the next several weeks will serve to generate...
The Survivor Tree

The Survivor Tree

Places #4 On April 19, 1995, I was on the phone with a college bookstore in California when our office building shook and some of the windows blew out. I was working in downtown Oklahoma City. During those first days and weeks, we learned of staggering loss. Everyone...
Red Cup

Red Cup

Places #3 Walking past the gardens to the front porch, I am greeted by the Red Cup Rooster. Crowing with enthusiasm, the rooster is a fixture and greeter at this unique coffee shop in Oklahoma City. Inside, I order an Americano and a yummy dish. You guessed it, my...
Scissortail Park

Scissortail Park

Places #2 Just a few years ago, my good friend John and I went to an OKC Thunder NBA basketball game as we do each season. We parked for free on the sketchy side of the arena in a vacant lot, with abandoned buildings, broken glass and a general atmosphere that makes...
Lake Placid

Lake Placid

Places #1 Do you have places that help you create calm? Places that prompt better thought and perspective?When I visit my family in Tennessee, I look forward to at least one morning meandering along the trails around Lake Placid at Chickasaw State Park near Henderson,...