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Blind Spot #2 The Dirty Little Dance Of Anger Pt #2 Forward Friday Thoughts..
“This is the way I am; I can’t help the way things come out!” Said the young man coming from a broken, lost childhood. Very little...
Millsman
Nov 8, 20195 min read


BlindSpot #2 The Dirty Little Dance Of Anger Forward Friday Thoughts..
An old Chinese proverb says, “If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.” When I was a youngin,...
Millsman
Nov 1, 20196 min read


Blind Spots: Everyone Has Them! Forward Friday’s "The Swiss Army Knife Conundrum"….
Over the next number of posts, we are going to key on some of the blind spots that we could potentially have. Interestingly enough, there...
Millsman
Oct 25, 20194 min read


Changing The News Cycle.. For A Few Minutes.. Outrage Free Friday..Forward Friday Help Thoughts.
Thanks to my friend, @PattiTheMiller, I've been working on practicing #OutrageFreeFriday where I do not pay attention to the new cycle of...
Millsman
Oct 18, 20193 min read


The Challenge Of Being Challenged: Forward Friday Thoughts..
“So Dave, you know that we need to hustle and grow our ideas; we can’t just sit idle with the dreams we have!” Isn’t it an amazing thing...
Millsman
Oct 11, 20195 min read


A Tale Of Two Cities (or 2 Boys) Forward Friday Thoughts On Taking A Chance For Change..
“I realize that I can be different and this place will help me clam down, make better choices so when I get out, I can make something of...
Millsman
Oct 4, 20193 min read


A Pile Of Dirt: Hope For The Seed Inside… Forward Friday Thoughts
So this past weekend, we were driving on the highway into downtown Montreal and as usual, lots and lots of those orange cones because...
Millsman
Sep 27, 20193 min read


Thank You Mom…..Birthday Thoughts For Forward Friday
This week would have marked mom’s 95th birthday and we had planned a monster party for her but sometimes, the best laid plans have to be...
Millsman
Sep 20, 20195 min read


We Are Not Alone…The Battle With Depression.. Hopeful Forward Friday Thoughts
In the same week that was World Suicide Prevention week awareness, a prominent worker, speaker, advocate for those battling depression...
Millsman
Sep 13, 20196 min read


An Ode To My Mentors.. Forward Friday Thoughts Into The Weekend..
I am truly thankful for the influence my parents have had in my life and I have been thinking about mom a lot as her birthday is coming...
Millsman
Sep 6, 20197 min read


Forgiveness Is An Option?? Forward Friday Thoughts………….
The man or woman who does not forgive is probably the same one who has not stopped, paused and looked into the mirror to recognize that...
Millsman
Aug 30, 20195 min read


Memories: Made From The Moments We Make: Forward Friday Thoughts
24 Hours: What Are You Doing With Yours……… So we just got back from our family reunion in Bermuda and it was incredible. This was...
Millsman
Aug 16, 20193 min read


If We're Not Where We Want To Be, We Could.... Forward Friday Progress Thoughts..
There have been moments in life where we aren’t where we want to be, think we should be in some other spot and it would be easy to throw...
Millsman
Aug 8, 20195 min read


Is Anyone Listening?? We Can Be Better Listeners.. Forward Friday Thoughts To Start The Weekend!
News Items: Successful NFL Quarterback says he has learned this past off season that he needed to be a better listener for his team after...
Millsman
Aug 2, 20194 min read


Good Grief: Forward Steps & Sunshine Moments. The Road Is Never Easy..
I’m still; not sleeping well I’m still; expecting to hear a call from the living room I’m still; not crying like I thought I would I’m...
Millsman
Jul 26, 20195 min read


Born Or Made?… Leading Well Matters Your Forward Friday Edition
While rummaging through some files, I came across a leadership seminar I had been honored to have been a part of and coincidentally, this...
Millsman
Jul 19, 20193 min read


Five Things I Learned This Week... Forward Friday Moments
1. It’s Always In Good Taste And Right To Do/Show/Offer A Kindness I was brought up to understand that to show a kindness is not to...
Millsman
Jul 12, 20194 min read


If It’s In The Past…… Thoughts About The Press Forward On Forward Friday…..
I’m not saying that I have this all together, that I have it made. But I am well on my way…. Things that have happened to us in the past...
Millsman
Jul 5, 20195 min read


Father's Day Memories.. Forward Friday Thoughts......
I now have come to understand and believe that much of what we become depends a lot on what our fathers/father figures teach us at odd...
Millsman
Jun 14, 20195 min read


The Disappointment of Geography: The Broom Tree Is An Oasis.. Forward Friday
For those going through or having come out of a disappointment......... So I admit that it was hard…. Hard realizing that the place I was...
Millsman
Jun 7, 20195 min read
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