Just One Step

When I originally scheduled my Camino de Santiago journey, the “plan” looked like this: Walk from Sarria to Santiago (112 km / 69 miles) which is the minimum walk to be considered an official Camino pilgrim (110 km or more and finish in Santiago). (5 days) Walk from Santiago to […]

For Whom the Bell Tolls

“Ask not for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee.” – John Donne Many meanings have been ascribed to this famous quote, but all of them relate to the concept of death and our interconnectedness around the reality of death. I, however, see this concept as relating to our […]

Traditions©

This past Labor Day weekend was a special time for me, as it has been for the past five years. Since 1999, I’ve been an avid reader and explorer of Civil War history, and my Dad got interested as well over the past 10 years. Five years ago, we began […]

Leadership Lessons from Butch and Sundance©

If you don’t know what the title is referring to, then you’ve never seen the Oscar-winning and iconic Western starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford – Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969).[1] The movie tells the story of Wild West outlaws Robert LeRoy Parker (aka Butch Cassidy – Paul […]

Lessons From a Hug©

If you know me, then you know that I’m a hugger–and, yes, I hug men and women (albeit fewer men, but I’m always looking for more hugging men). In fact, I’m known as a great hugger. While people may not come from miles away for a Jeff Hug (yes, they […]

Leadership Lessons from Robin Williams©

Robin Williams certainly had a diverse career. When he leapt onto the scene as Mork on Mork and Mindy, he was part of my primetime. I was a big fan of Mork and Mindy–I loved Robin Williams and Pam Dawber–and then of Williams’ guest appearances on Happy Days, which was […]