80. Leave A Way Out
https://traffic.libsyn.com/forcedn/swimmingintheflood/81._Leave_A_Way_Out.mp3 I fell in love with the look and style of the Nissan Murano about 15 years ago. You should know that I’m not a car guy. I look at vehicles from an economic utility perspective – get me where I need to go in a fiscally responsible way. However, the shape, style and […]
77. Right for the Right Reasons
https://traffic.libsyn.com/forcedn/swimmingintheflood/78._Right_For_The_Wrong_Reason.mp3 During the summers of my college years, I worked at my local YMCA teaching swimming lessons, lifeguarding, organizing games at the day camp and teaching water aerobics. I taught water aerobics six times a week to three different classes. I felt a sense of pride about my teaching these classes because when I […]
76. Just Keep Swimming
https://traffic.libsyn.com/forcedn/swimmingintheflood/77._Not_So_Comfortable.mp3 How much of your life do you spend in your comfort zone? That area where everything around you is in the right place, moving at the right speed, functioning the way it should. Many people might consider this their happy place. You are in complete control. The comfort zone may feel like you’re […]
73. Catchy Phrases
https://traffic.libsyn.com/forcedn/swimmingintheflood/73._Catchy_Phrases.mp3 Picture yourself on a hot day drinking an ice-cold Coca-Cola. Delicious and refreshing, right? Sure. While you’re enjoying your ice-cold coke can you guess how many catch phrases Coke has used? Maybe it would help if I told you that Coke created their first catchphrase in 1886. Now, how many do you guess? […]
72. Plan Travel Logically
Think of the last trip you took the family on. Most of us need to dial back to before 2020 because COVID put the brakes on the travel. Let’s stay with the exercise. I would like you to picture yourself packing for the trip. Let’s make it a quick trip. Maybe it’s a weekend […]
70. Savor Your Traditions
https://traffic.libsyn.com/forcedn/swimmingintheflood/70._Savor_Holiday_Traditions.mp3 There is a tradition in our company of giving to less fortunate children at Christmas time. Celeste, who works in our communications department, spends enormous amounts of her free time creating giving trees to help these children. First, she contacts the charity who provides a listing of children, their ages (normally between 5 […]
69. Rehearse Your Endgame
https://traffic.libsyn.com/forcedn/swimmingintheflood/69._Rehearse_Your_Endgame.mp3 In the fall of my junior high school year, the school announced an open chess tournament. Students would compete in a single elimination game with the winner of that to play against members of the chess team. Swimming season hadn’t started yet so I had some afternoon free time to play and I […]
68. Speak Plainly
https://traffic.libsyn.com/forcedn/swimmingintheflood/68._Speak_Plainly.mp3 I went to the liquor store last week to pick up a couple of bottles of a dark, red, California blend I enjoy. There was only one bottle left and I asked the store clerk if there were any more in the back. The clerk clicked on his microphone and asked the back, […]
65. Honor Your Mentors
https://traffic.libsyn.com/forcedn/swimmingintheflood/65._Honor_Your_Mentors.mp3 Do you often reflect on how we become the people that we are today? How much influence parents, friends, coworkers have over the shape of who we are and the course of our lives? In the past two weeks, three people told me that they appreciated the work I do. One wrote it […]
64. Support The Decision
https://traffic.libsyn.com/forcedn/swimmingintheflood/64._Support_The_Decision.mp3 I am voting this morning. I am performing my civic duty and I am excited for the privilege. For the past 30 years, I eagerly awaited the opportunity to express my opinion of the future of my country and community and I will do this again in a few hours. It is easy […]