by Wayland Coker | May 29, 2017 | Blog
What could the military possibly teach entrepreneurs? Isn’t the military all about “obey, obey, obey” your superiors and no free thinking allowed? Isn’t entrepreneurship all about innovation, challenging established thinking and the status quo?...
by Wayland Coker | May 24, 2017 | Blog
“Take a closer look at your life. Are you living it with purpose and no regrets?” Bonnie Ware lives in Australia. Her profession is nursing. She cares for those who are terminally ill, facing the most difficult thing mortal man ever has to face. A job...
by Wayland Coker | May 23, 2017 | Blog
“Character is destiny,” is a quote attributed to the Greek philosopher, Heraclitus. He implied that destiny, or fate, is not a predetermined outside force, but that one’s future, or destiny, is determined by your own inner character. Dave (named changed) was a valued...
by Wayland Coker | May 18, 2017 | Blog
“Why don’t you want to work with me?,” he asked over my speakerphone. The entire office was listening in to this conversation, I was sure. My door was open. Folks had sort of stopped working. They weren’t looking my way, but you could tell they...
by Wayland Coker | May 16, 2017 | Blog
The two backpackers, Jim and Dale, were enjoying a lovely cool spring day in the mountains. The sun was shining, not a cloud in the sky, the birds were singing and all was right with the world. Suddenly, a very large and apparently hungry grizzly bear came barreling...