WoodyAug 30, 20202 minThe Third Door8/30/20 The Third Door, by Alex Banayan, is a truly powerful and inspirational book. It catapulted itself up near the top of my favorite...
WoodyAug 17, 20201 minWhen8/17/20 I recommended When, by Dan Pink, to several people before I ever got around to reading the book myself. Hearing him speak on...
WoodyAug 17, 20201 minListening8/16/20 About a month back, I listened to my friend, Joe Ferraro, interview a guy by the name of Julian Treasure, on his podcast (episode...
WoodyAug 12, 20205 minOperation Redefine Dad Bod8/11/20 I wrote this about a month ago as I was coming out of an extended fast. As I am 21 hours into another extended fast today, I...
WoodyAug 8, 20201 minPublished8/7/20 This is long overdue. Since we packed up and moved to Idaho, I put writing on the back burner. I have a few backlogged entries...
WoodyJul 14, 20201 minDon't Waste It7/12/20 The path to excellence is like an obstacle course, marred with adversity. Adversity presents itself in many shapes and sizes, and...
WoodyJul 14, 20201 minThe Next Chapter7/11/20 Life is like a book. Full of chapters. One chapter ends. Another begins. Our family is coming to the end our current chapter. And...
WoodyJul 12, 20202 minThe Tipping Point7/10/20 At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I am once again fascinated by the way Malcolm Gladwell's brain operates. The...
WoodyJul 11, 20201 minWelcome Interruption7/9/20 A new baby sure has a way of interrupting routine. Not just for his slightly older siblings, but for his parents, too. It is a...
WoodyJul 9, 20201 minAnger vs Wisdom7/8/20 I have played the angry fool many times. I think we would be hard pressed to find someone that hasn't. I make a concerted,...
WoodyJul 9, 20201 minA New Streak7/7/20 Last Thursday evening, after returning from a fishing trip, I made the 493rd consecutive entry in my daily journey. On Friday...
WoodyJul 7, 20201 minFishing: Not to be Confused with Catching...Day 493 7/2/20 It was a beautiful day On the Monterey Bay First time fishing the surf Skunked We enjoyed every minute My dad, my uncle,...
WoodyJul 1, 20201 minBirthday GirlDay 492 7/1/20 Today is Mia's birthday. 15 years old. Crazy. We are so lucky to have her. And we are incredibly proud of the young lady...
WoodyJul 1, 20201 minNonsenseDay 491 6/30/20 My notebook has a bunch of nonsense in it from this day. It started with a good idea, I think. I tried to connect the...
WoodyJun 30, 20201 minSwitchDay 490 6/29/20 Switch, by Chip and Dan Heath, is a book for everybody. I thought it was terrific. It's a book about change. More-so,...
WoodyJun 29, 20201 minMatthew 11:28-30Day 489 6/28/20 Reading this passage from Matthew brought me some much needed peace. Maybe it will do the same for somebody else. Matt...
WoodyJun 28, 20201 minAdults Need Bedtime, TooDay 488 6/27/20 I'm not a morning person...yet. I'm not good at bedtime, yet, either. Therein lies the problem As a kid, bedtime was a...
WoodyJun 27, 20201 minAs We GoDay 487 6/26/20 It sure would be neat to have it all figured out. To have everything operate the way we intended. But that's not...
WoodyJun 26, 20201 minTogetherDay 486 6/25/20 Our country is in turmoil. And we certainly need change. It is not going to come from radicalism. The liberals aren't...
WoodyJun 24, 20201 minThe Sun Also RisesDay 485 6/24/20 The Sun Also Rises, by Ernest Hemingway, is my first Hemingway experience, and the first fiction book I've read in...