"Unplug!" ???

Aug 15, 2018

Photo by: Takao Goto  "Unplug!" ???  “Mark is unplugged. But even though he is, he sent this. Encouraging us all to unplug…even a bit…”   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMU9YWTQtjI             ...

How Empty is Your Fuel Tank?

Jun 21, 2018

Photo by: Sebastian Toma   How Empty is Your Fuel Tank?   On a busy school morning, it is not uncommon to get everyone loaded up in the car to then discover that my fuel tank is in ...

An Interview with Van Council

Jun 21, 2018

  Van Council of Van Michael Salon – an Interview   It was seeing the 1975 big screen smash Shampoo that had the Cartersville, Georgia native off and packing to cosmetology ...

Bumper Bowling

May 22, 2018

Photo by: Roger DeWitt   Bumper Bowling… Full disclosure…I’m not a good bowler. BUT, I don’t think I need the bumpers on the lanes to avoid gutter balls. ...

Two Little Letters

Apr 29, 2018

Photo by: duncan c Two little letters…   What is your history with the word NO? Maybe it’s a memory of your mother telling you to stop pulling your sister’s hair…Or, ...

Out-of-Body Experience

Mar 23, 2018

Photo by: Teena Wildman   Have you ever found yourself in the awkward position of being the focus of a group conversation…one you never intended to be in from the start??? I ...

Market Research

Feb 26, 2018

Photo by: Geek Nose   Financial services professionals have, as part of their compliance, something called the Know Your Customer Rule. Do you know your customers? Your clients? Two little ...

The cascading effects of wise counsel

Jan 11, 2018

Do you ever feel like you could use better judgment? Or maybe, you remember a time (I said maybe - I certainly can’t (I say as my nose grows…)) when you exercised poor judgment…   If, ...

The Cobbler's Kids

Dec 18, 2017

I recently had an encounter reminiscent of the “cobbler’s kids.” You know the story… The cobbler makes shoes for others, but his kids have none… Well, what’s ...

Happy Thanksgiving - Eat and Let Eat

Nov 21, 2017

Photo by Joanna     I know that people everywhere this time of year are impatiently waiting by their electronic mailboxes for Mark’s November blog. LOL!! Right, Mark… With ...

Time...Be careful what you ask for

Oct 19, 2017

Photo by Tom Magliery Time…Be careful what you ask for   October. Almost time to set our clocks back…again…Time…flies…faster and faster…I ...

Heeding the Warning Signals

Sep 18, 2017

Photo by Michael R. Heeding the Warning Signals By: Dave Williams   As much as I know they serve a very important function, I am not a fan of the warning lights on the dashboard.  ...

Fingernails on Chalkboards

Aug 16, 2017

 Fingernails on chalkboards…are sometimes necessary…   You know what I mean…Grating, irritating, annoying…For a moment let’s leave out the people we ...

Ribbon Cutting

Jul 20, 2017

Photo by Ryan Johnson  Ribbon cutting…   Most of us have attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony. You know, where the new building named after a city founder is “christened.” ...

Be of Good Cheer

Jun 26, 2017

Photo by:Wendy Harman    Be of good cheer…   Have you ever heard that saying? We often speak of Christmas cheer, or being in the Christmas spirit. Interesting that I should ...

The Merry Go Round

May 26, 2017

Photo by: 100_7292   Do you remember your grade school playground carousel – your Merry Go Round? I have several memories of mine: Standing beside it trying to spin it faster ...

Change

Apr 11, 2017

Photo by: Ken Levy     Change…there is a side to me that the older I get, the less I want to…But, you’ve heard it before:   change is inevitable…   So, ...

The Elder and Her (His) Issues

Mar 23, 2017

 Photo by: Shawn Allen   The Elder and Her (His) Issues   I’ve written about this topic elsewhere, particularly in the book, “The Family Business Teeter Totter,” ...

The Funeral Excercise

Feb 27, 2017

 Photo by: Peyri Herrera   Most, if not all of you, are familiar with Stephen Covey’s magnum opus “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.” If you haven’t ...

Are you a giver or a taker

Jan 18, 2017

    So, here we are starting a New Year…tick…tick…tick…I’m reminded of the days that pass and how I need to cherish each one as I learned of the ...