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I’m in Denver with some of my Eagle members and thanks to Denver attorney and Eagle Ned Minor, we spent two hours with Bob Albin. Bob, a native of Missouri, was co-founder of American SalesMasters – a highly successful business. He was very instrumental in creating the Denver International Airport. Thanks Ned and Bob for [...]

I really enjoy Dennis Miller’s podcasts. He’s funny, polite and has a interesting collection of guests. The most recent interview was with David Mamet – Mamet has won a Pulitzer Prize, and Tony nominations for Glengarry Glen Ross (1984) and Speed-the-Plow (1988). As a screenwriter, he received Oscar nominations for The Verdict (1982) and Wag [...]

What do two police officers from Missouri know about writing supernatural fiction? Read The Light Bringer (HCI Books) and find out! Debuting their first novel on July 1, my friends, Chris DiGiuseppi and Mike Force introduce readers to Police Officer Alan Crane, who, while trying to make sense of the trauma he witnesses on the [...]

Reckless Endangerment by Gretchen Morgenson Thanks to Steve Miller for recommending this book. Product Description The New York Times’s Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist reveals how the financial meltdown emerged from the toxic interplay of Washington, Wall Street, and corrupt mortgage lenders In Reckless Endangerment, Gretchen Morgenson, the star business columnist of The New York Times, exposes how [...]

I recently flew on Delta to Pensacola and was wondering why (unless you didn’t have a choice or someone else was paying the cost) would you fly on an airline that charges for checked baggage – $25 for one – $50 for two. Southwest will check two for free. Last year airlines collected over $3.4 [...]

I really enjoy Dennis Miller’s podcasts. He’s funny, polite and has a interesting collection of guests. The most recent interview was with David Mamet - Mamet has won a Pulitzer Prize, and Tony nominations forGlengarry Glen Ross (1984) and Speed-the-Plow (1988). As a screenwriter, he received Oscar nominations for The Verdict (1982) and Wag the Dog (1997). Mamet’s books include The Old Religion [...]

I’m intrigued by Steven Pressfield’s books War of Art and Do the Work – I always read the Amazon customer review to get differing opinions. I also, obviously respect the recommendations of others – case in point, Eagle Brett Blair highly recommends Do the Work so it must be good.

16. There are opportunities in just about every experience. In pretty much any experience there are always things that you can learn from it and things within the experience that can help you to grow. Negative experiences, mistakes and failure can sometimes be even better than a success because it teaches you something totally new, [...]

15. Write everything down. If your memory is anything like mine then it’s like a leaking bucket. Many of your good or great ideas may be lost forever if you don’t make a habit of writing things down. This is also a good way to keep your focus on what you want.  

14. Don’t take things too seriously. It’s very easy to get wrapped up in things. But most of the things you worry about never come into reality. And what may seem like a big problem right now you may not even remember in three years.  Taking yourself, your thoughts and your emotions too seriously often just [...]