A Big Hello!

If I were meeting you right now, I’d likely give you a big hug…unless you are one of those “I am not the hugging type”, then a friendly hand shake or even a smile is coming your way.  Hopefully I will have the opportunity to meet you face to face and spend time chatting it up and hearing your story.

STORIES, IDEAS, and CONVERSATION are what this blog hopes to deliver! STORIES that are simply about the fun and unexpected people we meet — things and events that make up our days — stories of lives well lived — books that intrigue us, music that moves us, and art that speak to us.  IDEAS about EXCELLENCE that ultimately starts the CONVERSATION. A conversation that CAPTURES our attention, CHALLENGES our thinking, and CHANGES our world.

I am working on my first book, “To Serve Well,” and this blog will be more or less the launch of this adventure.  My hope is to craft insights that will leave you a better person.  Isn’t that what most of us want?  To be better each day?  To use the gifts that God gave us and to shine a light in this world.

So, what can you expect from my blog? (And hopefully choose to subscribe) I want these blog entries to be brief because our attention spans are quickly deteriorating due to the advent social media.  In fact, according to statisticsbrain.com, the average attention span in 2013 was 8 seconds compared to 12 seconds in 2000. Even a goldfish has an attention span of 9 seconds so there’s a chance the statistic means absolutely nothing.

If you have never read one of Seth Godin’s blogs, (sethgodin.typepad.com), I recommend you check him out.  He does a great job of being brief and impactful.  That’s my goal.  HOWEVER, that amazing man does this daily.

I do all things in 3’s so you can expect a post 3 times a week. Seth talks about cultural topics and I will be primarily talking about excellence. I will also be weaving in Christian thinking and hope that you will be one of those free thinking individuals that can apply it to whatever religion you choose.  I’m not sure I have ever met anyone that doesn’t desire EXCELLENCE. After all, it’s all about being the best “US” we can be.  So here we go… Can’t wait to hear from you!