Cultivate Courage Blog

Several years ago my wife and I watched the HBO miniseries “Band of Brothers.” The impetus for watching this series was seeing the movie “Saving Private Ryan” and wanting to know and understand more. The impact on both of us was profound. I can’t speak for my wife but...

NEEDS STAGE PRESENCE TRAINING! The words pierced me like an arrow. Why did I even bother to speak at this event? I knew I was in over my head. I need to listen to myself better. I will never do that again. As someone who is working at making a living as a speaker...

The half-day training session was over with the non-profit organization that brought me in to do some team building. We had trained that morning on the DISC Behavior Profile. If you’re not familiar with this profile it assesses individuals on how they see the world...

Recently, I had the opportunity to visit the 9/11 Memorial Museum in New York City. It was, to say the least, a very sobering experience. As I walked through the museum I had very much the same emotional sense that I had when walking through the Holocaust Museum in...

“Wow! So you’re a published author. That is really cool!” Those were the words of a lady that I know on a very surface level at best. I must admit when she said those words to me a couple of weeks ago, “you’re a published author,” I was a bit taken aback. It is one...

As a young boy I remember talking with my mom about things I was afraid to do, particularly if it involved asking someone about something or for something. Her response was always, “All they can do is say no.” When you put it in those terms it doesn’t sound as...