Hurts So Good

columbus-marathon

WE DID IT! Yesterday, my wife and I both ran our first 1/2 marathon – The Nationwide Better Health Columbus 1/2 Marathon.  We were joined the whole way by our friends Dana & Patty Randall,  Columbus natives and also neophytes to the 13.1 mile journey.  The day could not have been more perfect.  Today I simply ache from a physical standpoint.  My feet throb, my muscles are sore, and my aging knees crackle with each …read more

Canal Street Tavern – Take Two

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Last night Derek Wade and I took the stage at Canal Street Taven in Dayton, Ohio for the second time in as many months.  We performed a half hour set of original music, that included a few new songs, a few old songs, and even a few songs with Derek playing Banjo.  While were were not flawless in our performance, we enjoyed the heck out of it – which is more important than perfection to …read more

Friends

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Noted sales author Jeffrey Gitomer stated the value of friends like this.  ”All things being equal, people want to do business with their friends.”  ”All things being not so equal, people STILL want to do business with their friends.”  ”Connecting is all about your friendliness, your ability to engage, and your willingness to give value first.”  Note that the book that this was taken from, The Little Black Book of Connections,  is not even about …read more