Life Story Archives - Page 6 of 8 - The Skeleton Key

What I Learned About Business from Assistant Coaching My 6YO’s Soccer Team

All you really need to do is one thing… My wife, Lesley, and I look at the calendar all the time. At least

It’s not what you think. I don’t know why but sometimes I name inanimate objects. Our barbecue grill is named Bernie. Our coffeemaker

The country. Not the town in Missouri. In 2015, I was approaching a milestone birthday in a year that was, well, being kind

BU Be you. Play the long game. I went to college in Boston, Massachusetts in the mid-90s. Most people know that Boston is

Lessons in differences, expectations, and how to order at Waffle House. Back in 1998, I started an acoustic guitar duo in St. Louis

I finally understood why he retired in 1993 and I needed to tell him. In 2015, my father passed away, I turned 40,

Hint: Willy Wonka knew it all along. “Oh, you can’t get out backwards. You gotta go forwards to go back. Better press on.”

There’s the rub. Hobbies are super fun. We all know that. They’re cathartic. They’re relaxing. They realign and tune you back into yourself.

An experiment in oversimplification (just to see what happens). When I left my office job almost two years ago, it was an adjustment

Proceed with caution. Many years ago, my dad’s physician told him that a glass of red wine every day was actually good for