When Patricia and I took our newborn daughter home from the hospital, we got to the house, put her on the kitchen table, looked at each other and asked, "What do we do now?" We were first-time parents and, sure, we had a notion of what needed to be done, but we had never done this before. We paused there for a minute or two and I said, "Let's go out to dinner." So we picked up the car seat carrier, baby in tow, and we were off. It's now more than thirteen years later, and we haven't stopped. We are very comfortable being parents now, but there is always something new that comes up and chal

How much time do you spend being productive each day? Take out the commute to work, trudging to the office, getting settled in, being interrupted, grabbing coffee, jumping online, having lunch, ramping up again, more chit-chat, packing up, walking to your transportation, and then the commute home. Is that 3, maybe 4 hours of your day? In addition to that, what frame of mind does each of these steps put you in? There's a solid chance that they have a negative effect on your outlook and productivity. Ok, so if you are running a small business, what are you paying for rent, utilities, insu

I find it comical that in this day and age, a majority of people are still fearful to question others openly when they disagree with their beliefs and course of action. Sure, most people are very comfortable to challenge others behind their backs, but they do not have the testicular fortitude to do so directly. I believe it’s really becoming a terrible epidemic, and society is becoming nothing but “Yes men/women” to the folks viewed as “their” superiors. Sure, people will rally around a theme or position that is already supported and there is comfort in speaking up, but that come