It is easy for the public to bash and complain about publicity and marketing, but most of us don’t realize how much we use that...

When I started writing these Blogs to share with friends, family and the like-minded, I had an illusion. In this vision, I would...

Thanks to the opportunity of conducting interviews for the media outlets I have or do work for, I have been blessed to have personal...

I toyed with several titles for this week’s Blog like “Defeating Doubt” or “Banishing Self-Doubt,” but I felt the name I went with fits...

This past week a family friend, and now professor teaching at my alma mater Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO), Mike Simmons...

Like many of you I frequently do not look forward to Mondays as the great new opportunity that they offer. Now this could be attributed...

Positive words have pushed me on to do great things and in turn negative statements have made me doubt myself and ability. Of the 34...

I am human and flawed to my very core and I know this and try to live above it. But, that being said, in the work world it is very easy...

I remember as a small child back near Peoria, Illinois watching “Underdog” cartoons on our little TV set in the living room. It always...

Everybody likes the comfort zone, me included. Just like a familiar pair of blue jeans or tennis shoes that always feel right. Daily...

Sometimes quitting seems to be the easiest path. I’m not going to lie there are things that I have quit over the years. Quitting feels...

Everything is branded from our sunglasses, guitars, clothes, food and especially the cars we drive. You and I are also brands, but not...

I don’t know if your family is like mine, but I believe we all have one matriarch or patriarch that lives to dole out advice. Now this...

I’ve had more General Managers than years in TV now, but each one leaves some kind of mark on you good or bad depending on their...

I believe that many times when we are in the midst of something it is very hard to stand back from the work or endeavor and gauge where...

To say that I had an interesting week would be a huge disservice to the word interesting. Between corporate visits, reports due,...

Big shoes to fill is an interesting statement about filling the void left behind by a manager, staffer or family member before you. The...

There are many things in this world and life that we don’t like. Early on as a young child I discovered mine was green peas. My mother,...

I was watching “Star Wars Return of the Jedi” recently and considered how well it played into the topic for this week. Much like Yoda...

If you’re wondering if this is some crazed theory about the Zombie Apocalypse or Alien Civilizations then stop reading now and go back to...