What my Dad, a Basketball Coach, Taught Me about Leading Creatives

What my Dad, a Basketball Coach, Taught Me about Leading Creatives

My dad was a high school basketball coach in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is still considered one of the most winning coaches in the history of high school basketball in Nevada at his death. I spend many an afternoon on the bleachers doing my homework and watching him coach,...
See Others, The Requirement

See Others, The Requirement

The young pastor didn’t want to go knowing that the men he would be speaking to that night were only there for the meal. He knew although it was free the men knew there would be a price. They would have to listen to his message. But, would they hear it? Would they...
The Determination of Creative Women

The Determination of Creative Women

In a recent Wall Street Journal article, What Women Artists Knew About Work, (https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-women-artists-knew-about-work-11552573681) Mason Currey sites Harriet Beecher Stowe’s (Uncle Tom’s Cabin) letter to her sister-in-law with these words, “...
Permission

Permission

As a child, I had to get a permission slip to leave early from school for a doctor’s appointment or school activity. Sometimes it was a bit challenging depending on how legit it really was for me to leave school, but giving myself permission for directions in life...