For anyone who knows me, they can attest to the fact that I’m an all or nothing kind of guy. I’m either all in, or all out. Rarely do I enter into anything and not give my best effort. That is my standard of commitment… what is yours? Do you place any value upon the commitments [...]

As we begin a new year, most of the resolutions that we make involve some sense of competition. Whether that competition is against an individual, a group, or even yourself, we begin a journey that will result in either a success or failure… or tie. Remove the recent resolutions we have made, and we are [...]

Immigration… it’s such a touchy subject. While it may not be on the same social level to some as abortion or gay marriage, in some parts of our country, it is the dominant issue. Even if you are not living in California, Texas, or other southern state, immigration is an issue every state must face. [...]

Political speculators have been trumpeting the expected record voter turnouts for our current Presidential election. After voting today and experiencing the gathered masses of the voting public and hearing extensive reports of the record absentee and early voting periods, I would comfortably say we are going to see an obliteration of the largest total [...]

Over the last month, our financial markets have been crumbling before our eyes. Stock market losses have decimated retirement accounts, bank failures have completely seized our credit markets, and our housing decline has incinerated the equity of millions of American families. The adjectives used to describe these occurrences – crumbling, decimated, seized, incinerated – [...]

As our government continues to try and rescue our nation’s financial markets in an effort to prevent a horrific economic freefall, we hear about one of the most outrageous and heinous uses of taxpayer money yet. AIG, a company our government deemed necessary of bailing out with federal funds, received an $85 Billion loan [...]

Lately, we’ve been hearing news about executives of failing businesses receiving millions of dollars upon exiting their position. Sometimes, the exits are removals, firings, or basic business collapses leaving the company in ruins. Is it fair that an executive in charge of a company receives millions while the employees and shareholders are left with [...]

Our justice system is one of our country’s most defining achievements, but should we be happy with its current state? Throughout our past, lawmakers have tried to institute fairness within our legal system and protect the rights of the individual. The simple fact and idea that everyone is innocent until proven guilty provides a [...]

Today’s world revolves around information. How often have you heard the phrase “Information is king?” We are taught from a very young age that knowledge is power and information is the key to success. Our current generation has grown up with pathways to information no generation before it had ever dreamed of. We have [...]

The particular subject I am writing about today has come up in several conversations I’ve had through the years since my college years. I want to talk about failure teaching at the highest level of collegiate academics. Thus, I have coined the phrase Failademics. I don’t know how many college educated readers are here [...]