That you have a group of kids who don’t understand basketball and lack coaching is obvious when you play a disciplined team of good, smart athletes.

A smile and a cheerful attitude are required… especially for me.

Live up to your son’s image of you and rock the black tie and and tux when you can.

Having the luxury to stay home is helpful when she’s too sick to watch the kids (although generating revenue is good, too).

A flagrant foul and two technicals isn’t an especially classy reflection on your parish.

When you’re invited to lunch at a private club, bringing two additional guests seems awkward.

Fasting from food is much easier than fasting from harshness.

Your heart is your most important leadership tool.

When you don’t see incremental progress in your life it’s hard to gear up to keep pushing.

Truly helping clients is rewarding, but seeing how much they trust and appreciate you is that much better.

The wrong people in the wrong roles can be really disruptive to an organization.

Every one has a story and it’s rarely what it looks like from the outside.

Over time, discipline beats talent every time.

We were made to surge and then rest; not just push until we drop.

It’s hard to steer a car (or a person)  that’s not moving.

Take care of the big rocks first.

Speaking is an opportunity to generously offer your knowledge and experience as a gift to others and have an impact on their lives.

I need to have the courage to be truly vulnerable to the ones I love.

Ten inches of snow is a lot to shovel by hand, even with 4 kids helping.

You are as mature as your ability to get yourself to do things you don’t want to do to get a result that you want.