1. Grand Vision of Life 2. Leaders Connect Live with Danny Ellis, CEO of SkySpecs 3. Mike Samuelson’s Iconic Ann Arbor Photography Book Debut We all know the Beatles song, “With a Little Help from My Friends“. Well, today is my birthday, and I’m going to change the words to “I Get Wise with a Little Help from My Friends”. Two of my high school friends and I been having a series of wide-ranging text conversations which have lasted over six months. …
Why is it important to give thanks to your pet? As you reflect on your abundances this Thanksgiving, there are multitude of reasons to give thanks for your pets. The following example about a family provides some reasons why pets are so important. This is the home of Jeff and Tina, Lucas and Elaina – and Lady. We can’t come to the phone right now because we are all having fun together. Leave your name and number …” This message …
David and Karen Dupage Today I’d like to talk about the late 1960s and the crucial choices that boys and young men had to make about their involvement in the Vietnam War. By the late 60s, when many of us first-born baby boomers were reaching manhood, we had to face the reality that we would be drafted into the army and possibly sent off to fight in Vietnam. The war had become extremely controversial. Many people in the country felt …
– Supporting my friends in the development of their books. I would like to shine a light on new publications that were launched recently. One is by Karan Higdon Jr., The Flower That Won’t Stop Growing. Karan is a University of Michigan grad and a Wolverine football running back. He was one of my very best students. One of his dreams was to write books. My friends Michael Samuelson is almost finished with his photography book, Iconic Ann Arbor. I will keep …
Thanks to all of you who joined the discussion on risk-taking and Doug Schneider’s new book, The Risk Paradox, last Friday. We had a high interest in the topic, probably because risk plays such a pervasive and important role in all of our lives. We are hopeful that the book and the individual stories highlighted in it will help everyone be more conscious and aware of the role risk plays in your lives. The book will help improve your decisions in …
I am excited to have my friend, Doug Schneider, present this Friday on the topic of risk. While originally scheduled for a live session at Zingerman’s Roadhouse, once again I’ve had to cancel that and move it to a Zoom meeting. The reason why I am moving to Zoom is that both my wife and I have been diagnosed with Covid this weekend. So far, we are doing well. We both are going to take Paxlovid which is supposed to help with …