by Morning Reflections | Apr 7, 2026 | Uncategorized
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here The funeral of America’s seventh president turned out to be a surprisingly memorable event. Andrew Jackson died on June 8, 1845, at the Hermitage, his private residence outside Nashville, Tennessee....
by Morning Reflections | Jul 30, 2025 | Uncategorized
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereA 60-second conversation can make a world of difference in someone’s life.In his book Foremen: Leaders or Drivers?, Sherman Rogers describes a summer he spent in an Idaho logging camp.Rogers was just a...
by Morning Reflections | Nov 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. Economists Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner – famous for their Freakonomics books – wonder if you think you can out-perform a group of British schoolchildren, ages five through nine. First,...
by Morning Reflections | Jun 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
Two months ago we had to let go of one of our dearest “family members.” Joker, an Australian Shepherd so named because he came into the world on April Fool’s Day, brightened our lives for 15 years. Well, except for that one memorable night a few years ago...
by Morning Reflections | Jun 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
Small talk is a big deal. More than a decade and a half ago, Sullivan & Cromwell, one of the most highly regarded (and typically “buttoned-up”) east coast law firms, was experiencing a culture crisis. Its annual staff turnover was an alarming 30%, and...
