proverbs

  • What it Means to Take the Fork in the Road

    What it Means to Take the Fork in the Road

    Baseball had just lost one of its greatest personalities with the passing of Yogi Berra when I originally wrote this post in 2015. In addition to being a great player, manager, and war veteran, Berra was well-known for his Yogi-isms. Upon first hearing many, they sound offbeat and/or inane, only to prove quite truthful…

  • When Developing Character, Seek to Be a “Faithful Man to be Found”

    When Developing Character, Seek to Be a “Faithful Man to be Found”

    At its core, the Year of Listening Up is about developing character. It’s an annual project that’s an outgrowth of a book I wrote for my daughters, largely centered on the same ambition. Since Edwards made developing character a primary goal of his life, it made great sense to review his resolutions, thereby making…

  • The Life Balance Myth and What You Can Do About it

    The Life Balance Myth and What You Can Do About it

    Balance, life balance in particular, is something I am personally pondering during most of my days. It’s something I’m always aspiring toward and am always hoping to achieve for many reasons. Yet balance, life balance in particular, eludes me. I have pursued it in many ways. I’ve attempted to create a formula. Like many…