80th Anniversary of D-Day Thursday marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day. This post is an excerpt from Greg Bustin’s Decision Time: Inspiration, Insight & Wisdom from History’s Make-or-Break Moments.  That the Allied invasion …

Do We Have a Culture of Performance or a Culture of Excuses? By now you’ve probably learned that the upcoming total solar eclipse is pretty rare, occurring every four hundred years …

Countering Fear, Repression & Isolation The New Year had barely begun when Russian military forces launched their bold offensive against the enemy. Russian soldiers barreled across the border in an …

Watching The Nutcracker in its various forms is an integral part of the holidays in America. These performances generate around 40% of annual ticket revenues for many major ballet companies. …

This Saturday is the 30th anniversary of International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Inspiration struck John Baur (Ol’ Chumbucket) and Mark Summers (Cap’n Slappy) of Oregon in 1985 when they …

This past weekend, my daughter Jordan and I traveled to South Bend for the Texas – Notre Dame football game. We’ve had this date circled on our calendar for more …

Ten years ago today Tropical Storm Katrina emerged from the Bahamas to reach landfall in Florida before moving back into the Gulf of Mexico and intensifying into a Category 5 …

Last week, Britain’s Daily Express reported that searchers for extraterrestrial life discovered what they believe is evidence of life on Mars based on images taken by NASA’s Curiosity Rover. Most …

Happy St. Patrick’s Day. I’m not Irish (I’m German on my mother’s side, Scotch on my father’s side), but our family visited Ireland and loved the people, the sights and …

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Today would’ve been my father’s 87th birthday. Here’s the best piece of advice he ever gave me, the best advice I ever got: “Do what you love doing with people …

There are two big sports seasons in Texas: football and spring football. Last Saturday, the University of Texas played its annual Orange-White scrimmage. New head coach Charlie Strong made three …

Hard to believe that Facebook was launched 10 years ago this month. It feels as though social media has been with us longer than that. Perhaps it’s the realization that …

Fifty years ago Sunday, the Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show. If they had flopped, their performance would have been forgotten. But of course they didn’t. News accounts of …

This Sunday is Groundhog Day. It’s a custom begun in the 18th century among Pennsylvanians who brought this tradition from Germany: a groundhog that sees his shadow returns to his …

As we reflect this week on the somber anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s death, we’re reminded of his legacy. Regardless of what you think of the man or his policies, …

Aaron Hernandez was arrested June 26 on charges of murder, and two days later the New England Patriots waived him from the team. This past Saturday, the Patriots opened the …

In case you missed it, Snow White turned 75 four months ago. “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” premiered on Dec. 21, 1937. During production, Hollywood referred to the film …

Abraham Lincoln’s Leadership Style Abraham Lincoln was born 204 years ago this month, on February 12, 1809. He was the President of The United States during the Civil War, which …

Starting today, nearly 1,000 people from at least a dozen countries will begin arriving in Dallas for the Vistage International Conference. The successful men and women executives gathering for the …