by Kevin Stirtz
Over the past few years my wife and I have begun doing things to simplify our lives and, as we like to say, “live smarter”. One of these things involves replacing old-fashioned incandescent light bulbs with the newer energy efficient Compact Fluorescent (CFL) bulbs.
The CFL bulbs are more expensive but I like them [...]

One of my favorite writers (and speakers) is Tom Peters. Peters is especially talented in seeing things many of us miss. He’s also very good at explaining them in ways even I can understand!
In this short video He offers some insights on how to be creative and innovative, no matter who or where you are.

Recently, my new friend, Larry Wilson, exposed me to this video. It’s interesting and thought provoking. It makes me think we need to re-evaluate many of the skills we teach and the beliefs we hold. If half the factoids in this video are accurate, then a lot of people are in for a shock as [...]

by Kevin Stirtz
For the past 30 years, Memorial Day weekend always found me, my brother, my dad, my nephew and several cousins enjoying our annual fishing get-away in Ontario. We’d drive about 8 hours to a beautiful lodge. We would fish for three days, we’d eat a lot and we would share some fellowship that [...]

by Kevin Stirtz
While driving to a meeting (not long ago) I heard an old (1994) Eagles song that used to be one of my favorites. It’s called Get Over It and it’s a message for people who have gotten too comfortable blaming others for their situation.
It’s about taking responsibility for our lives.
I wish they’d play [...]