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✦ March
Do this
Hello, friends.
Last month, Sandhills Highlanders Golf started its second season. It’s impressive how much our team has expanded—
Catching Up
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✦ January
Level Up
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Feels like I’ve been on the go a decent amount since the holidays. Marty and I took
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✦ November
A call to margin
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After several months of strategic planning prep, leadership retreats, and board meetings, Marty and I thought we’d
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✦ October
Throw away the eggshells
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Eggshells come back quickly. Just a few high-volume miscommunications, misunderstood tones, or a brief blame game about who
2024 Entries
✦ September
Doug Flambé
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A week ago, my brother visited us from Wilmington. He’s over a decade older than me. The
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✦ August
Supportive not vicarious
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I’m back from summer break. Look forward to catching up more soon. How are you? What’s
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✦ May
Collective contribution
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Recently, I finished my first year of coaching the Sandhills Highlanders Golf team. All the boys were class
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✦ April
Like a feather on a pond
A couple of weeks ago, I was discussing the John Carpenter masterpiece, Big Trouble in Little China. Even typing these
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✦ April
Improve the average
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We’re in the middle of golf season for the JV and Varsity golf teams I coach. One
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✦ March
Three major assaults
Hello, friend.
At Calm Capital's Good Business Gathering last fall, I spoke about the importance of creating and
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✦ January
Endurance and success
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Thanks to the generosity of my friend, Jan (pronounced Yahn), we took a homeschooling field trip to visit
2023 Entries
✦ November
Scarce virtue
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What’s new with you?
It’s rare to see someone go out on top.
The “best” usually
2023 Entries
✦ November
Expectations of morale
Hey, friend.
What's new with you?
I was preparing for Calm Capital’s first Good Business Gathering and
2023 Entries
✦ September
Hindsight is a lie
Hey, friend.
I hope you're well. Feels like a lot has happened since we spoke last.
The boys
2023 Entries
✦ July
Demote the To-do list
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The last time we caught up, Marty and I were wrapping up Calm Capital’s acquisition of Judicial
2023 Entries
✦ June
Relationships are Forged
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What an exciting U.S. Open golf tournament! You could probably care less, but watching championship golf is
2023 Entries
✦ April
Fathering a Ranger
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Nineteen years ago, Chris Laney took a chance on a failed pro-golfer and hired me to handle marketing
2023 Entries
✦ March
Five Drafts
Hello, friends.
Spring officially kicked off in NC yesterday. I think she slept in, though. It was below freezing this
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✦ February
What do you do?
Seriously, I ask because it’s a question I struggle with answering. If I’m honest and accurate, it’s complicated and varied.
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✦ January
Another lap around the Sun
Hello, friends.
Happy New Year! Figured we’d start the new year by catching up.
December was quite active for
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✦ November
Catching Up: One
Hello, friends.
I saw this tweet recently and it restarted a few conversations with some of our leaders about the
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✦ November
Let’s Catch Up
Hello, friends.
It’s been a little while since we caught up. How are things going with you?
If you