I was walking past reception in our facility and saw the “Lost and Found” cart that housed all of the items children had “lost” when they attend our after-school program. I noticed the sweatshirts, water bottles, jackets, even a shoe or two. My brain catalogued those items in the file “2020 Losses” — my mindset as...Read More

One of the things I get to do is to work with a recovery program though my church called Celebrate Recovery. Celebrate Recovery is a 12-step recovery group known for using acrostics to assist in the absorption of the material they are presenting. This approach speaks to me two reasons; 1) my seventh grade English...Read More

Yesterday, I made the time to sit on the porch and enjoy the view. It was 70 degrees and it’s “crane season” in mid-Nebraska. My view included a several hundred thousand Sandhill Cranes returning to the Platte River at sunset. (I follow the weekly crane count on craneturst.org.) It was a spectacular sight. Then this...Read More

Happy Holidays! We have kicked off this annual trifecta – Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s. Traditions and thankfulness filled the air as people ate together on Thursday (or another selected day) and shopped together on Friday! Belated Thanksgiving wishes to you all! As much as this season is intended to be joyous and magical, it...Read More

In the leadership world where mindsets such as “relational leadership,” “leading from behind,” and “trust-based leadership” are being coached into your organization, all eyes are on you – the leader. Your team or organization will follow you to the ends of the earth because you have upgraded to a new and healthier leadership style: one...Read More

We all know the story of Cinderella – the orphaned girl turned slave by her evil stepmother who eventually won the heart of the prince and became a princess: Eligible maidens of the kingdom were invited to the wife-selection ball to compete for the attention of the prince and the chance to become the princess....Read More

May is National Mental Health Awareness month. It seems like the appropriate time to share my thoughts regarding the stigma that exists regarding Mental Health treatment in the world of Executive Leaders, Physician Leaders, and the like in healthcare. I recently had an intense conversation with a young medical professional, I will refer to him...Read More