Cultivate Courage Blog
Spiders, Do-Overs, and Fingers
The Tuesday before Halloween I had the pleasure of taking my granddaughter to the library for Story Time! Because it was just a couple of days before the big day a few of the kids were in costume. The stories for the day revolved around spiders and were well presented...
Are You Seeing What I’m Seeing?
It is always fascinating to me how two, or even three or four people can view the same thing or the same situation and see completely different things. The NCAA men’s basketball championship was played recently. North Carolina was the winner of the game but this is...
Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones, But Words….
Virtually everyone who can read that headline can finish that sentence. Passionate. Animated. Glowing. These are the words I would use to describe the young mom as I visited with her during parts of our conversation. Defeated. Sluggish. Sad. These are words I would...
3 Lessons on Courageous Leadership from Saving Mr. Banks
I love reading and studying on leadership and culture. With all that I’ve learned over the years you would think I wouldn’t mess up with people as often as I do. I need to be a better listener and I need to stop jumping to conclusions about situations and about...
Past Experience, Future Fear
Seven years ago was the start of a difficult time for my wife and I from which we have slowly been recovering. In January of 2010 I lost my job. In February of 2011, while I was still unemployed and looking for work, my wife lost her job. Over the course of that time...
Smack #1 – Smack #2 – Smack #3
Often times, I don’t really know where to start. Today is one of those days. Generally, I know what I want to say but transferring it from my head to my computer is where the challenge comes in. Usually in these cases I just start typing and see where it leads. Last...
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