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I love when people underestimate me, and then become pleasantly surprised. — Jack Black Growing up, I was a decent swimmer, but never in danger of breaking any significant records. At the age of eleven, I had a choice to…
Blind spots are like rowing a boat that’s full of holes. But you don’t know where the holes are. –Zig Ziglar As a lifelong sales guy, I have been through my share of presentation training. Often, this involves group collaboration,…
Be mindful that your safety net doesn’t turn into a hammock, lulling you into complacency. –Bily Joel A few years ago, I had the great honor of performing as the emcee for the DC-area Hispanic Contractors Association Auction and Gala. …
We suffer more in imagination than in reality. –Seneca In the mid-90s, I had the distinct pleasure of selling advertising for The American Trucking Associations newspaper, Transport Topics. My boss at the time was Dick Kornblum, an affable, good-natured septuagenarian…
Our backyard trampoline provided endless hours of good clean American fun throughout the young childhood years of our family. Rim-rattling dunks. Death-defying double flips. Spine-tingling seats drops. We saw it all on display amidst the chaos of the backyard shenanigans. …
I generally find that comparison puts us on a fast track to unhappiness. — Jack Canfield Living in Santa Monica, California in the late 90s was a whirlwind of sunshine, adventure, good times, and good friends. With views of the…
Golf is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated. –Arnold Palmer The game of golf is constantly providing lessons of humility, comradery, and resiliency! And you never know when one of those lessons will rear up and hug you like a warm…
The DC Touchdown Club Awards Dinner is an incredible event honoring the best professional, college, and high school football players in the local region. It features an all-star cast of ex-Washington Redskin legends, dynamic coaches, and incredibly talented athletes across…
As the calendar flips to the cusp of August, and the scent of fresh-cut grass floats in the air, it can only mean one thing. Football season is upon us! And with that, my thoughts turn back to the glorious…
The Rockefeller Family made their fortune in oil. The Carnegie Family in steel. And the Berolzheimer Family? They made their fortune in pencils! The German ancestors of the American Berolzheimers were involved for 40 years during the 1800s in the…