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You Are What You Do

July 9, 2017 By David Griesing 1 Comment

The story about Cowtown and Grant Harris, as told in this week’s Yeti sponsored video, plays like a bedtime story. It grabs you by the emotional lapels at those first shots of galloping horses far below. And it never lets go. Once upon a time and … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: *All Posts, Being Part of Something Bigger than Yourself, Daily Preparation, Work & Life Rewards Tagged With: Cowtown Rodeo, family business, legacy, storytelling, tradition, Yeti

One Way That Conviction Works

July 1, 2017 By David Griesing Leave a Comment

As a kid, I loved Otis Redding’s songs, especially “I’ve Got Dreams to Remember” and “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long.” I still can’t say too much about that voice, those arrangements. Listen for yourself. Silk degrees. After his groundbreaking … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: *All Posts, Building Your Values into Your Work, Continuous Learning Tagged With: autonomy, capability, character, conviction, experience, generosity, OtisRedding, PattiLabelle, priorities, soul, theRibCrib, values

Jury Duty is a Slice of Life That You Want to Have

March 12, 2017 By David Griesing Leave a Comment

Jury Duty is a Slice of Life That You Want to Have My reflex on getting called to jury duty is still “how can I get out of it,” but I know that’s mostly the reptilian, fight-or-flight part of my brain. Who’s asking, and why are you picking on me? … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: *All Posts, Being Part of Something Bigger than Yourself, The Op-eds, Work & Life Rewards Tagged With: citizenship, community, jury, jury duty, neighbors, norms, rewards, standards

Settling For vs. Endorsing a Candidate

August 17, 2016 By David Griesing Leave a Comment

The difference between settling for and endorsing a candidate is known only to you. It’s a thin line, and the ballot box will never tell the rest of us which. That doesn’t mean there is no accountability for the choice that you’ll make. The personal … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: *All Posts, Being Part of Something Bigger than Yourself, The Op-eds Tagged With: compromise, election, politics, takingastand, values

In the Wake of Charlie Hebdo: What We Hold in Common

January 11, 2015 By David Griesing 5 Comments

From a certain perspective, could those men who were shot by French police yesterday be any more inspirational? Masked, sheathed in black, executioners pointing their weapons at a pleading, fallen policeman outside Charlie Hebdo’s offices just … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: *All Posts, Being Part of Something Bigger than Yourself, Continuous Learning Tagged With: Charlie Hebdo, commitment, democracy, democratic values, Donald Kagan, in common, terrorism, values, values awareness

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