Are you independent as a hog on ice? If your family is similar to mine, there are childhood stories repeated within the family — and to anyone else who will listen. These family stories are repeated until they become legend or until someone gets sick of them and shouts “Enough!” There are many such stories […]
It’s Business — Not Instant Soup
A couple of days ago, I climbed in the pool and started my favorite warm-up activity: shooting baskets at our Bulls basketball hoop. It takes a few minutes and several shots to get my range and start making most of my shots. And what do my baskets have to do with you, your business and […]
We’re Getting Better, Johnny!
If you followed the Chicago Bears in the post-Super Bowl win days, this comment was a Sunday staple. Coach Mike Ditka was fond of telling sportscaster Johnny Morris that the team was getting better. To the fans who watched them underachieve on the field that day, it was clear they hadn’t gotten better and that […]