Category Archives: Life

Don’t Be A Cookie Thief!

There’s a great little book called “The Cookie Thief” by Kirk Weisler, and his story hits a little too close to home for me. I say that jokingly, of course I am not a cookie thief… or am I? Kirk’s … Continue reading

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Great Books I Read in 2011

Why fight it, everyone seems to be doing a top 11 list this year instead of just 10, so here’s the books I enjoyed reading the most this last year (in no particular order…) Click on the books for their … Continue reading

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Remembering 9/11 A Decade Later

The Resiliency of the American Spirit IS What Makes Us Great! 9/11 the numbers alone evoke feelings and memories in every American who watched in horror as the events of that tragic day unfolded. The image to the left is … Continue reading

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Have You Tried Humor?

They Say Laughter Is The Best Medicine! Early in the morning of Sunday, August 14, 2011 there was a rare occurrence in quiet Orem, Utah – we had a 3 alarm fire at the Pirate Island pizza/amusement restaurant. The place … Continue reading

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The Power Of Choice – Reon Schutte

Think of Your Worst Day Ever… …now multiply that by 4,621 consecutive worst days ever and multiply that again by 100 just for good measure. Perhaps that would give you just a glimpse of what Reon Schutte went through as … Continue reading

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Running Your Own Race

My Wife Is Trying To Kill Me! NO, I’m serious, she is, look at those eyes! It all started about a year and a half ago. She got this crazy idea to get me to run a 5K with her. … Continue reading

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2011 World Super Bike

It’s a common question… “What did you do this weekend?” Well it just so happened that this weekend I had a once in a lifetime opportunity to work literally ON the track at the 2011 World Super Bike races at … Continue reading

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US Capitol Dome Tour

I had the rare and unique opportunity to take a tour through the US Capitol Dome while I was in Washington, DC last week. US Senator Mike Lee was gracious enough to arrange for this amazing experience for my Utah County … Continue reading

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Rising from the Ashes

The other day I shared with you the inspiring story of Neil Pasricha and the 3 A’s of Awesome. I’ve stumbled across another inspirational story that I just had to share with you. This time it’s about an amazing woman right … Continue reading

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