There Are No Tricks

In life, there are no hacks, there are no shortcuts and there are no tricks to making things happen. You just have to learn how to do it. You have to commit the time to do it. You can get Read More …

Hey, Is That The Same Car?

When cars get old enough, antique enough, they stand out. The other day, we saw an orange VW Beetle in a parking lot. Today, walking through town, we saw another one and thought, hey, is that the same car? I Read More …

Bad Dad Jokes

We all love bad dad jokes. knock knock jokes puns repeated stories that have a funny ending…the first time childhood memories that just can’t possibly be true, they make you laugh too much What we do not like is when Read More …

Customer Demand

How much does customer demand drive business? I think it entirely depends on the business – what they are doing – or their approach. Let’s take Apple for example. They drive the change. They innovate. They design new features. They Read More …

That Would Be Dangerous

You know when something is not right for someone, you have to tell them that would be dangerous. You also have to STOP them from doing something that will cause them harm. Not might. Will. As in, definitely going to Read More …

Learn to be Confident

How do you learn to be confident? Knowledge goes a long way in building confidence. Once you know something, inside and out, you release your fear, your doubts and exude confidence. Swagger Lane changing Know the machine Aware of the Read More …

Make the Time

I am constantly trying to encourage others, and myself, to make the time to do what you want to do. Help others. Read a book. Cook dinner. Write. Volunteer. Educate others and keep learning – with an open mind. Get Read More …

Infrequent Commuter

If you are the infrequent commuter, like me…what is on your mind while you get where you have to go? Where did all the traffic come from all of a sudden and do all these people do this every day? Read More …

It Could Be Worse

Life is great, but it could be worse. I could really love to make my family happy and do special things for them…like: Buy their favorite snacks (chocolate covered pretzels, soft pretzels and doughnuts are fan favorites.) Take them driving Read More …