Poverty is powerful I’ve recently made a significant transition out of the largely non-profit/environmental track I had been on for most of 18 years. Moving over to a organization (who paid to remain unnamed) with a focus on children was
I left Hawaii and one of the most powerful missions back in July. Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii serves over 15,000 youth each year on the islands of Oahu and Kauai and the kids are AMAZING. Lifting up impoverished
Someone took battery charger and cables out of my car recently. They perps hit multiple cars in the parking lot and someone said off-handedly: “Probably teenagers” From my experience that’s not always true. Once, in St. Croix a “crackstafarian” (quick
A plea to you, loyal readers. Don’t take life too literally…. Some people do. For the afflicted similes, metaphors, idioms and figurative language make the world a dangerous and confusing place. That’s why in 2015 I formed the International Literalist Society. Our
Yes, anyone! I’ve now said “anyone” three times, now. Maybe four. First, a question: if you need to effectively communicate with people daily please nod right now. That should be almost everyone, right? Now, nod again if you’ve ever communicated poorly. Ouch, right?
“Head-to-Toe Happiness” is my favorite keynote presentation for corporate retreats, team meetings or conferences needing a high-energy, fun and funny personality with content to create a ripple effect through an audience, workplace or industry gathering. The quote below from Viktor
I just watched Supermench: The Legend of Shep Gordon (a Maui resident) and it’s a great movie. Shep is the manager for many a famous band back in the 1960s including Jimi Hendrix, Janice Joplin, Alice Cooper and Pink Floyd
Once…long ago…a young boy named Nativus Purus and his drunkard ancestor Uncle Vinum Maximus chatted about the great stories of Greek mythology and the astrological signs in the night sky. Uncle Vinum was deep into thought an also deep into his goblet
For some time I’ve been meaning to write a blog about my typical Saturday on the Windward Side of Oahu and struggled to find the right story for it….until this past weekend! I have the goal of trying to stay
February 2016: I’m just finishing a wonderful trip to the Pacific Northwest. Though I had been to Oregon in 2011 on a work trip I was making my first visits to Portland, Seattle, Vancouver and Spokane with a longer layover