We were at the end of a dirt road in the deep woods. I somehow finagled a spot on the annual boys’ trip specially devised for my brother, dad, nephew, …
13 years ago I started a 5-year stint of flying to Washington DC one time per month for 12 days. I did this for 5 years. I was doing one-on-one coaching and teaching …
Recognizing Uniqueness I was 21. It was my first summer working with Visions Service Adventures, and we were making the 6-hour drive from Anchorage, Alaska, to Tok, a tiny town …
Expectations get a bad rap. “Happiness is reality minus expectations,” is a refrain I hear from some seemingly enlightened circles, and it sounds good in theory. “The moment you stop having expectations is the moment you start having peace,” I think was said by people who don’t actually live in reality. I’m not buying this expectation of having no expectations. As I see it, we all have expectations all the time, but we become most aware of them when the expectations aren’t met.
One of Arizona’s luxuries is the proximity to Mexico and the beach. As time has a tendency to warp, I realize that our family has evolved year after year there. Over the …
BALONEY MOUSSE. I DO NOT love the baloney mousse. But it has helped me to clarify my risk-taking travelling rubric. Consider it if it’s: 1) safe 2) kind 3) creates …
On top of the universal grievances we have all been navigating, each of us also has a personal collection of challenging situations to manage. You may be enduring long-term, typical …
The further I get into my career, the more I begin to question that technical skills alone are a key indicator of success. Didn’t we all believe that to be …
Leadership: It’s about making a difference on a daily basis with your staff. In the pursuit of leadership greatness, many look to literature and the best practices of others to …
List of Government Organizations
Arizona @ Work
Arizona Association of Counties
Arizona Chief Probation Officers Association
Arizona City/County Management Association
Arizona County Clerks Association
Arizona Fiduciary Association
Arizona Fire Chiefs Association
Arizona Law Enforcement Records Management Association