I went on a hike with a friend and offered that person sunscreen. “I don’t need sunscreen,” he said. I had already put it on because I know that I will burn if didn’t put on. Now this is the person is half as pale as me, so I know…

Mind > Body > Business > Relationships Back in 2007 I got my first real business job. I was a young father and we had just boughten a home when the market was still allowing people to do a ‘stated income.’ I was grateful to get this job because it paid so much more than working at…

This is the tune that is stuck in my head right now because of Parker’s toy walker. Every time he pushes the toy, it starts singing. The song is stuck in my head all day long. Parker is not walking yet, but he’s getting so close. Walking is such a…

Running Out of Gas They say painting is 70% prep work and only 30% painting. This is definitely true and we learned that this week when we finally got to spraying the paint on the Discovery Bay renovation. I have painted many times before. One summer in high school, my…

Have you ever been so focused on a mission or purpose that you can only see the end in site? Your blinders are on, you only see the finish line. You know what I mean, you’re 95% done with your task, maybe you’re building a roof and you only have…

Over a year ago I stared writing regularly, and many of my stories were masterpieces. No, not really, but I tried to highlight character traits I found like hard work, grit, smarts, loyalty, and ingenuity. …