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Having a ranch when I was a kid, we often “worked cattle.” That means rounding them up and doing various things like vaccinations, parasite control and marketing calves. The cattle were almost always separated into groups such as bulls, calves, sick cows ect. To do this the cattle were run through a shoot, narrow pathway,Continue reading “The A Gate”

Since my last four posts have been about trust, it’s safe to assume that trust is important to me. In my first post I talked about being able to trust my parents. The second was about trusting friends who show up. The third was about the value of trust and how it helps make goodContinue reading “Trust the Moment”

I started coaching basketball with elementary age kids in a church league. Later I became the girls coach at a charter school working with middle school girls. I needed to step up my game so I went to the best resource I had, my old college roommate Bill. He had coached at the high schoolContinue reading “Trust Yourself”

A few years into my coaching career I started having my teams memorize the following poem. It’s amazing what teams have accomplished. It’s outstanding how much they have done. When the ultimate call is when one is for all, And the credit is reached for by none.                                                                                                  Sven Nader I knew to be aContinue reading “The Coin of the Realm”

A few months ago I was driving near my home and stopped at a red light. In front of me was a plumber’s van. On the back of the van was the name of the business and this slogan. “We answer the phone. We show up.” When I saw it I couldn’t quit laughing. WhatContinue reading “Showing Up”

My earliest memory is a trip to the barber shop with my dad when I was barely three. That was my first hair cut from a barber, my great uncle Harper. It didn’t go well. I don’t remember why, but I threw a big fit through the whole process. Most of the time was spentContinue reading “Trust”

Going off to college was a big change for me. Besides the academic challenges, I was moving from a small town on the Texas coastal plains to the heart of Dallas. I had never been away from home by myself for more than a week at time. Also as I mentioned in Kindness Changed My Life,Continue reading “Do the Best You Can”

Besides my parents, my friend Tim taught me the most valuable lesson of my life. He moved in two houses down and across the street when I was in fifth grade. We got to be friends in junior high, they call it middle school now. We had a neighborhood loaded with boys. I can rememberContinue reading “Kindness Changed My Life”

In 2005 my wife suggested I try Pilates for my chronic back pain. My response was “what’s that?” She explained it is an exercise program mostly designed to strengthen core muscles. She also told me Jackie, a friend of ours, was a local instructor. I was desperate for some relief, so I thought I’d giveContinue reading “Balance”

Starting a business from scratch was the hardest thing I’ve done in my profession life. I came into it with my eyes wide open. I had done my homework and was confident I would succeed. That was on April 1, 1986. A couple months later I wasn’t so confident anymore. I knew what I neededContinue reading “Relax but Don’t Let Go (The Sweet Spot)”