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If you made the list, who would be on it? Apr 14, 2026

When I turned 40, I gave myself an assignment that had nothing to do with career goals, financial planning, or the next chapter of my life. Instead, I sat down with a blank sheet of paper and began li...

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In a world chasing attention, choose to serve Apr 07, 2026

In the summer of 2025, I was running errands - nothing unusual. A stop at the grocery store, a mail some books at the post office, then the hardware store for a few fuses. In Milford, you can get all ...

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The First Broken Window accountability attention to detail culture discipline habits leadership personal growth relationships resilience standards Mar 31, 2026

In 1982, social scientists James Q. Wilson and George L. Kelling published an article in The Atlantic that introduced a simple but powerful idea now known as the Broken Window Theory. 

Their premise ...

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The Beauty of the Broken Mar 24, 2026

Several centuries ago in Japan, a shogun reportedly sent a cherished tea bowl back to China for repair after it had been broken. When the bowl returned, it had been fixed with large, unattractive meta...

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The One Thing That Matters Most in Life Mar 17, 2026

In 1938, researchers at Harvard University launched an experiment that would quietly become one of the most important studies on human life ever conducted. Their goal was simple but profound: to under...

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Why Growing Up on a Dairy Farm Might Be the Best Leadership Training in the World character dairy farming dependability discipline leadership life lessons purpose responsibility rural values work ethic Mar 10, 2026

Early in my career, I worked with a man who obsessed over getting things right. Every detail mattered. He listened carefully, improved things whenever he could, and worked with the mindset of an owner...

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