That Sound You Hear

That Sound You Hear

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereTwenty years ago, 53-year-old Eugene O’Kelly was chairman and CEO of KPMG, one of America’s largest accounting firms.He lived life at breakneck speed. He and his family rarely went on vacation together. He...
One Job

One Job

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereYou had one job. The internet teems with examples of work projects that fell just a tad short of perfection: misspelled words, mislabeled products, toilets installed upside-down, and highway direction signs...
True Treasure

True Treasure

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereBeirut, Lebanon, was once considered one of the most beautiful cities in the world.  It was known as the Paris of the Middle East.All that changed during the Lebanese civil war of the 1970s. Beirut was...
A Hard Lesson in Humility

A Hard Lesson in Humility

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereI’ve had a lifetime love affair with the Indianapolis “500.” As a resident of central Indiana, it’s been relatively easy to make my way to the track on race day so I can join 300,000 of my closet...
Failure Isn’t Final

Failure Isn’t Final

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereIn an episode of the TV series Boston Legal, Tom Selleck’s fiancé struggles with fits of uncontrolled laughter.The only way to break the spell is to remind her of a tragedy. Selleck speaks just two words:...
Not About Me

Not About Me

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereMy life is not actually about me.In my head and in my heart, I know that’s true.The problem, of course, is that I really have a hard time choosing to live as if that were true.I am constantly thinking about...