
Origins of things are sometimes assumed to emanate from people or places or sources simply go unresearched. Sometimes the significance or the intention or the outcome of whatever it is outshines, outlasts, and outlives the true originator even. In moments like these that are at times confusing, chaotic, challenging or lending towards people sprinting to…

To be truthful, much of what I’ve written about in Leadership Lessons Learned has resulted from the contrasting phrase of “Seeing is believing“. However, when living many of those moments, believing often led to seeing perhaps what was possible, sometimes what was practical, but more often what was the playbook to be utilized. For me,…

I grew up in a town small in population yet large in landmass in Northern New York on the Canadian border. My maternal grandparents came directly from Ireland and my paternal grandparents had French Canadian roots and my father grew up engaged in their lumber company that logged and had their own sawmill. Many lumberjacks…

March 4th/Fourth/Forth As A Scrapitalist On bluebird days we all can bask in it with cozy feelings on the chair and comfortable carvings on the slopes. However, even on the ice coated coat days with glazed over goggles, we can still seize the day. I’ve had the great pleasure and learning experience the last four…