How often do you hear people say … “I want to be part of that company.” “There’s something special going on here.” “I stay here because they care about me.” “I found the place where I belong.” For over twenty years I was regional manager for a national outlet-store retail chain. My stores extended from […]
I put in 30 years working for the same company. Isn’t that a lifetime? Yes, it is. And I always heard the same reaction from people when they found out: “No way. That’s amazing. Really?” It was as predictable as tourists in Italy wanting pictures of themselves “holding up” the Tower of Pisa. They absolutely […]
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Suddenly a Widower
I sat there shattered. The explosion inside my chest was silent, but it tore through my world with the same force, the same devastation, as a mighty lake, unleashed by a broken dam, rushing, slamming, and crashing its way through the valley below. Just like that—in an instant—I was a widower. A single dad raising […]