vantage point

their protector

Their Protector

Posted On June 15, 2025 | Burdens & Struggles, Failure & Fear, Family & Experiences, Love & Kindness, Sacrifice & Service

...for those we are responsible for protecting?  Do we have one at all?  This is one of the great challenges of being a protector.  A decision we all must wrestle with at some point.  I...
Road Trip Randomness

Road Trip Randomness

Posted On June 8, 2025 | Family & Experiences, Grit & Growth, Sports & Winning

...found ourselves spun out!  As he said would happen, his boss immediately closed the track.  We did get a good laugh out of it though as we were both stranded on the track, pointed in...
slowing down time

Slowing Down Time

Posted On June 1, 2025 | Deep & Meaningful, Family & Experiences, Time & Perspective

...recall, we left my mountain bike at the takeout point.  The one that was a mile away.  I knew that because I set the mileage on my truck on the way to the launch point. ...
dear ashtyn

Dear Ashtyn

Posted On May 24, 2025 | Authenticity & Intentionality, Belief & investment, Burdens & Struggles, Community Leaders, Critics & Haters, Deep & Meaningful, Empathy & Stories, Failure & Fear, Family & Experiences, Gratitude & Grace, Grit & Growth, Love & Kindness, Purpose & Passion, Storms & Seasons, Time & Perspective, Vision & Dreams, Willingness & Want To

...giving at this point in my journey:  Be Authentically You Whenever you are absent the words, the knowledge, experience, confidence, or direction…just be authentically you.  Your genuine spirit is contagious.  When all else fails, default...
drawing dreams

Drawers of Dreams

Posted On May 18, 2025 | Community Leaders, Heroes & Legends, Vision & Dreams

...leader’s tremendous responsibility to listen to all Vantage Points, hear them, and draw the plan for the future.         Be Uncommon Ron is a throwback, he is uncommon.  For those not in the design world,...
Fighting Invisible Battles

Fighting Invisible Battles

Posted On May 4, 2025 | Burdens & Struggles, Deep & Meaningful, Empathy & Stories, Gratitude & Grace

...that flipped from advantage employer to advantage employee.  Tack on a world-wide pandemic, a season of social unrest, and politics to add to the chaos. My grandfather taught me a lot about life and leadership. ...
leading with intentionality

Leading with Intentionality

Posted On April 27, 2025 | Authenticity & Intentionality, Preparation & Presence

...Tennessee, but if the GPS is taking me to Alabama, my direction will not align with my intended point of arrival. This is a typical struggle for any leader.  We can drift off of our...
storms on the horizon

Storms That Don’t Come

Posted On April 7, 2025 | Storms & Seasons

...and write this post.  Plus, we weren’t catching a lot of fish anyways!  We may not always dodge the storms of life.  They will find us at some point.  In fact, as I am wrapping...
baseball stadium shot from the stands

Rigor or Fun?

Posted On March 31, 2025 | Questions & Reflections

...as an out, you get total points by winning an inning, you can steal first base, and much more.     Traditional Baseball I have to admit, I am a baseball purist.  For me, minor tweaks...

We Choose Our Attitudes

Posted On March 9, 2025 | Family & Experiences, Questions & Reflections

...one that impacted me most was, “We choose our attitudes.”  It was such a great perspective from a child.  A Vantage Point that can make an adult reflect deeply on our own daily choices…our attitudes. ...

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