Aug 5, 2025 | Stress Management
đ Story: Jet Skis at 50 (From my book “Fry Your Chickens!”) (From my book Fry Your Chickens!) Itâs a warm day in July. Weâre on our annual South Carolina family vacation. Iâm sharing a beach towel with my wife. Iâd recently hit a milestone birthday. The...
Jul 23, 2025 | Stress Management
I asked ChatGPT to channel Simon Cowell and give me a brutally honest review of my speaking career â specifically how I stack up among Ohioâs top humorous keynote speakers. The feedback? Letâs just say it was equal parts inspiring and… slightly painful. Hereâs...
Jul 16, 2025 | Stress Management
How I turned a game show loss into one of the most valuable lessons (and keynotes) of my life. Senior year of high school, I was on our quiz team. We werenât just answering questions in a classroom â we were competing on a televised academic tournament out of Toledo,...
Jul 5, 2025 | Stress Management
How one chicken nearly ruined campâand how I fried him instead. This past week, I was at Camp Friedlander with our Scout troop. Tent pitched by a lake. Nestled in the woods. It shouldâve been peak relaxation. But on Day One, I heard him. At first, I listened. I found...
Jul 1, 2025 | Stress Management
AI isnât the problem. The way we use it is. Every few weeks, someone declares that AI is ruining our ability to think. âStudents donât learn to write anymore!ââPeople just copy/paste ChatGPT answers!ââWe’re outsourcing our brains to bots!â One article even...
Jun 20, 2025 | Stress Management
In 2023, I made a big decision: I would retire from corporate life on March 31, 2024. But the chickens had other plans. They whispered doubts like: “Youâre giving up a steady paycheck?” “What if no one wants to hire you?” “Youâre walking...
