Raised by two 'Bama graduates, my heart broke a little last night, watching LSU impressively roll back the Tide. (Hats off to the Tigers...

Joseph Campbell is a towering figure in the power of myths. He may be best known for his collaboration with George Lucas on Star Wars and...

Business leaders, like triathletes, must be careful to not fall into a "windmilling" pattern when they seek to go farther faster. I know...

In triathlon, as in life, we must persevere.  Triathlon training brings you intimately close with this character trait.  It becomes a...

I just returned from a fantastic 4th of July weekend with my nephews (my “nephies” as I call them) up in the northeast. Their little...

Sport words that end in "-thon" are intimidating.  They sound a) long and b) like olympic events that only professionals do.  When people...

As a former triathlete, I was planning to write about the long, arduous road to victory in triathlon - whether one's deeply personal...

A year ago I took a life-changing 6-week class through my local county adult education program on meditation. I had tried meditation over...

There is an entire cottage industry devoted to the topic of time management.  Who has the time to even research time management?  Search...

Dedication, devotion, commitment. These are all synonyms for pledging one's whole self to a task or purpose or another person.  When we...

I reflected in a previous post about being physically stopped recently and being fully sidelined (again) from a sport I love - triathlon....

If you caught the US Open’s epic first round matches back in 2013 on ESPN, then you likely saw – and heard – the grand slams of Serena...

I recently encountered a new marketing tactic.  Maybe you have seen it.  It's called a "countdown timer."  Marketers use it increasingly...

Anticipating the arrival of a New Year can bring conflicted feelings for me. At its best, a New Year can be a time of rest (with the...

Hark! Here in D.C. we are in the midst of a "historic" snowfall. I witnessed its auspicious arrival last night as I headed out of my...

There’s a lot of buzz today in Washington, DC – and across the country – about who’s coming to power. We don’t need an election to tell...