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First Blog Post for The Resilient Worker
Well, it finally happened. After years of consciously staying above the fray, I finally caved. With so much negative swirl in the media, I have avoided pouring over the editorial sections of major newspapers. Not exactly a breeding ground for…
It’s okay to have personal ambitions. But you have to take someone with you. –Roger Staubach It’s Christmas in July here at The Resilient Worker! I have vowed to listen to more podcasts on the weekends, having fallen sharply out…
My wife and I had the incredible pleasure of traveling to the West Coast last week. But during our trip, the coronavirus pandemic and corresponding hysteria swept the nation and the world. Each day, the news got exponentially worse as…
Where do balloons go when you set them free? It can happen to anyone. It happened to me. –Jamie Lee Curtis My parents live in an old, stone farmhouse in southern New Hampshire. The woods and fields surrounding the property…
The annual Georgetown Prep vs. Gonzaga football game has a storied history in the Washington, DC area. Every year, thousands of fans, of all ages, gather to cheer on two of the oldest Jesuit high schools in the country. The…
Bob Dilweg is the son of a legendary National Football League (NFL) Green Bay Packer offensive and defensive end and the father of a former NFL Green Bay Packer quarterback. “Clearly, my father’s athletic gene missed me. But I must…
Do the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest! –Mark Twain Last Monday started off great. I had an early morning meeting in a beautiful, mahogany conference room in downtown Washington, DC. And after wrapping up…
Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt. –Special Olympics Oath A made basket. An electrifying smile. A miracle in the making. Tim Mullin and Dave Ficca have been coaching in the Unified…
Inspiration and hope will come if we are open to it. So why fight it? I recently took the family up to visit my sister’s lake house in Southern Maine. It was the ultimate “unplugged” experience. Pontoon boats on the water. …
I am not a strong golfer. I certainly enjoy getting out when I can, and love the comradery of the game. But, having taken it up later in life, I am in no danger of breaking any course records. And, many times,…