I once watched a group of kids play basketball and it was a close game. The game had come down to the last five seconds and the team that was down by one point was now in possession of the ball. The coach had designed a great play that the team was executing well, but something seemed wrong.The team was so focused on executing their play that they completely forgot about the clock. It was a beautiful play but the clock ran out and the team lost. We talk to many people who fal

Sometimes when people talk about “The Red Headed Step Child” I have a slight flashback to my childhood.  I was not a step child but my hair did occasionally turn red during the summer time.  At age 5 I was very confused because no one else in my family had red hair. Picture a 5-year-old kid with an afro that was black at the roots but dark red/burgundy as you got closer to the tips. Since there did not seem to be a good explanation about my hair I made up stories.  I told som

I once knew a guy that was a great basketball player. In the years when I first saw him play, he could dunk a basketball with ease.  It was always an amazing site to see and he knew it because he would often throw in a few dunks when the ladies came into the gym.  After graduation, I moved away to pursue school and my career and we lost contact.  I saw him again a few years later at a gym and he was going at his normal routine showing off is skills.  During the game some ladi

One of the great math lessons we learn at some point in life is how to calculate averages. To get an average you take the sum of multiple parts and make them all equal.  For example, three people require a certain amount of water to survive; A requires 3 gallons, B-5 gallons, and C-10 gallons.  The average would be 6, ( (3+5+10) / 3).  Now imagine that you were trying to make real world decisions for A, B and C. If you went based on the average, you would quickly run into ser

The moment had come. The crowd of people had gathered around waiting with great anticipation. The intensity was high. For a few weeks my friend had been bragging about how great he could sing, and this was his moment to shine. Just as my friend stepped up and all eyes were on him, reality set in. My face was the only one in the crowd that showed concern because I was one of the very few people that knew he couldn’t really sing. This is the type of situation I call “bouncing c

Years and years ago a lady at work offered me a piece of her homemade pie. I had had a busy day at work and was not able to make it to lunch so I happily accepted. I decided to eat the pie while I prepped for my next meeting and “My Oh My”. This pie was the WORST bite of food I have ever tasted in my life. It was so bad that I still give pumpkin pie the side eye when I see it in grocery stores. I was confused, lost for words, emotions and taste. “Why didn’t anyone warn me?” S

One of the most hilarious, challenging and possibly frustrating things I have witnessed, is small children playing soccer for the first time. I sat and watched one of the coaches for a team give very brief instructions, split the kids into two teams and then roll a ball on the field.  In a matter of seconds, absolute chaos broke out. Two kids got tackled, one got slapped, another ran behind the coaches and one kid picked up the ball and started running while all the other kid

I learned one of the secrets to a successful business, career and financial life when I was 5 years old and I never forgot it.  As a kid, my friend’s mother used to make us homemade popsicles.  Pour kool aid (very sugary drink) in an ice tray, put a popsicle stick in the liquid then freeze it to make a frozen popsicle.  The trays she used had six spaces but there were only three kids so we often had extras.  The extras created a huge problem, because they would attract ants w

Every year,  millions of people around the world set “New Years Resolutions” and within four months, it’s like nothing ever happened. It’s become so predictable, that places like Fitness Centers offer specials from January to March that you don’t see any other time of the year.  The unfortunate thing is most people will never see the results they desire, because they do not exercise the discipline needed to achieve their goals. Your future, is heavily dependent on the discipl