Are Your Processes Just Beachy? Sitting on the balcony of an 18th-floor condo overlooking the beach, it’s a great time to reflect, recharge and THINK. We are on our annual Havens Beach Retreat with almost...
Number Crunchers ...to hit the beach. As I watch their excitement, I meet eyes with their dad and we share a smile. I lean down eye level with the kids and ask,...
Your Attitude Determines Your Success ...which required surgery. However, she postponed it until the week after we returned from the beach trip. She literally carried crutches to the beach the first two days, then gradually...
Push Past the Pain ...near Seagrove Beach, Florida, this year. I decided to work virtually and gaze out of the den to a beautiful white sandy beach and clear ocean waves. My energy this...
Same Place, Different Experience My brother Mike and I host the Havens Beach Retreat in Perdido/Orange Beach, AL, every year. We bring our wives, Mom and Pop Joe, my sister Mitzi and her husband, the kids...
Assumptions Versus Listening ...beach that my schedule for the week would allow me to work remotely for longer, I could tell from her lack of conversation and our prior travel experiences that she...
Similar Packaging Might Mean Trouble ...joke. On this year’s annual Havens Beach Retreat, Mitzi provided us with another one of her funny moments. I’m having coffee on the deck with Mom and Pop Joe as...
The Crabby Truth About Leadership ...hunt on the beach with the kids and grandkids in Perdido, FL, and we have just caught the biggest crab of the night. He is about the size of a...
Truth-Tellers Are a Gift Today, February 3, CeCe and I celebrate our 20th anniversary. Hopefully, and Lord willing, as you read this, we are on the beach checking off one of our “bucket list”...