I am forever indebted to the great congregation at Easley Church of God for putting high expectations on me. They … Continue reading Introducing Myself, Part 8: Easley — Where I Learned to Be a Professional

“A restaurant is good when the cooking is better than your own.”― Neel Burton ***** Recently Sonja and I were … Continue reading A Five Star Restaurant

“The psychology of the investing herd moves in a regular, pendulum-like pattern—from optimism to pessimism; from credulousness to skepticism; from … Continue reading If everyone is doing it

“There is no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing.” — The Art of Possibility: Transforming Professional and Personal … Continue reading What’s the Dress Code

“Consistency is the belt that fastens excellence in position. If you don’t do it repeatedly, you’ll not excel in it.”― … Continue reading Rule #60: Be boringly consistent

“We can only see a short distance ahead, but we can see plenty there that needs to be done.”― Alan … Continue reading When you hit a whiteout

In this video I share how it came about that Sonja and I moved to our third pastorate…it was one of the biggest surprises of our life! Continue reading Introducing Myself, Part 7: Simpsonville – A Big Surprise!

“Yes, she’s awful particular about this fence; it’s got to be done very careful; I reckon there ain’t one boy … Continue reading Painting Fences

“Only when the tide goes out do you discover who’s been swimming naked.” __Warren Buffet ***** When the economy starts … Continue reading Look for the Severe Market Swings