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Sean Gaiser is enormously talented.  Watching him perform or listening to one of his albums is musical nirvana.  But talent alone does not dictate success.  The world is littered with gifted people (mus […]

Life is all about competition.  And I learned my greatest competitive lesson on the football field at the tender age of 11.

At the time, our Chevy Chase Boys Club Youth Football team was a dominant force i […]

Questions.  They are central to our human existence.  They uncover deep knowledge and can lead to glorious enlightenment.  At the very least, they separate us from the apes.

Good questions can reveal the t […]

If we read enough motivational material (guilty!), it seems as if every setback in life leads to some deep revelation.  We all know the mantras that perpetuate this theme:

There is no progress without pa […]

I was working my way through the morass of talk radio on a recent commute home, when I stumbled upon a random call-in show.   The topic and the host were unremarkable, but one particular caller caught my at […]

Talent is what you have, effort is what you give!–Coach Mac
John McCarthy, or “Coach Mac”, as he is affectionately known to most Washingtonians, is a swirling tornado of positivity and charisma.  And he has […]

I had the pleasure of spending time with my brother, nephew, and two youngest daughters at Disney World a few weeks back.  And whether you embrace it or dread it, Disney is a rite of passage that everyone shoul […]

I knew him as Frankie the Forklift Guy.  He was a tornado of energy and a frenzied worker.  I have no idea where he is today.  But he taught me more about resiliency than anyone I have ever known.

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Nicole and Mike Giroux feel blessed in many ways.  They have a smart, athletic son Braden, 11, and a beautiful, magnetic daughter, Lila, who will turn 9 in June.  They have a renewed strength i […]

On April 24, 1910, exactly 107 years ago today, President Theodore Roosevelt delivered one of his most powerful speeches and set the tone for resiliency in all of us.

President Roosevelt was speaking to a l […]

Tim “T.” Strachan had a simple but powerful dream.  Ever since he was 5 years old,  he wanted to play college football.   This was not a whimsical fantasy.  He was passionate about his goal.  He was dedicat […]

When it comes to getting my hair cut, I am normally very conservative.  I go to a barber, not a hair stylist.  And if it costs more than $15, I will walk out.

But many years ago, on the eve of our wed […]