Multiple purposes Batons…are used in many different ways. Many shapes and sizes! These include nightsticks or the Billy-Club, Night Watchman, conductor, Drum Major, twirling, majorettes, and of course, track and field batons. There are several more; all for multiple purposes. They span from controlling a riot to leading beautiful music by an orchestra. Our two […]
Dads. The traditional way of modeling, teaching, and mentoring your children may not be as effective as they were in prior generations. Generally, parents were respected and the trusted authority for a variety of different information. Uh oh. Now my kids use Google and YouTube as their go-to source of information and leadership. And, most […]
Lifetime commitment A WIFE…is for life; children are temporary residents! Sounds cruel to say that about your ‘yunguns’ but it’s true. The vows you take on your wedding day before man and God is a binding covenant. You remember; ‘better or worse, richer or poorer, in sickness or in health, till death do us part’. […]
A mentor “Smokey” John Reaves ran profitable night clubs and a successful BBQ joint that opened its doors in 1976 in Dallas. Smokey had an older man invest time in him as a mentor for a number of years and it reaped great benefits. His advice for dads is to challenge us on how to pray […]
Good medicine DISCIPLINE…by a loving dad is good medicine. Today, this is a very controversial subject when it comes to the means and method. I grew up in the era of the switch, even a belt or razor strap to the legs or derriere. Paddles were in order and some were quite imposing. When you’re […]
Ron didn’t grow up in an idealistic home. Disappointment led to anger. Anger led him to try to kill a man. In prison, he felt led to write his father to let him know all the things that he didn’t like about him. Listen to Ron and how his heart changed. As you reflect on […]
Failures Jeff, Frank, and I took a charter flight to Tennessee. We presented our beautiful marketing plan to the distributor, helping secure over $1 million dollars in inventory financing for our vodka company. Next, we entertained a local mortgage company to land $750K in equity financing. Our only problem, we thought; we were low on […]
Failure After spending the summer preparing for college football with my cousin, it was time to put years of training to the test. As a freshman in a new city on a new team with new coaches and players, it was a bit nerve-racking. I worked hard and earned playing time as a freshman linebacker. […]
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Training I’ll never forget the experience I had getting ready for my freshman year of NCAA Football. I had the opportunity to spend three months training with my cousin, Tom Boskey, one of the toughest linebackers in Iowa State history. When I arrived in Sioux Falls, SD to train with Tom and his wife Shellie, […]