Playing to Win by Playing to Learn

Roger Crawford December 8th, 2011  No Comments

All of us have heard the motivational phrase “Playing to Win.” While I believe in approaching our lives and work with this philosophy, what happens when you don’t win? How do we stay encouraged and engaged? It seems to me that as we “Play to Win” we can also “Play to Learn.” Playing to win [...]

Six Degrees of Separation

Roger Crawford November 30th, 2011  No Comments

“It’s not what you know, it’s who you know” – and what they know. With about five billion people on the planet, that’s a lot of possibilities. Someone came up with the idea of “six de­grees of separation,” suggesting that everyone on earth can now connect with any other specific individual in a meaning­ful way [...]

Finding a Parking Space

Roger Crawford November 15th, 2011  No Comments

I once knew a man named Dave Martin who boasted that he could always find a parking spot, no matter how difficult the situation. I watched him, and by golly, he invariably did! He confided that he’d paid a psychic to enhance this ability. Had he actually acquired some supernatural or extrasen­sory power? Or was [...]

Bouncing Forward

Roger Crawford October 27th, 2011  No Comments

A few years ago, I authored a book entitled How High Can You Bounce.  The book was well received, except when I spoke for an association of Sky Divers.  Apparently, the thought of bouncing made them a bit uneasy.  Here is the distilled message of the book; “Our ability to bounce back from life’s challenges [...]

Inspiring Confidence: Two Hands Working

Roger Crawford October 19th, 2011  No Comments

What if you had a workforce where over sixty percent of your employees had disabilities and many had never held jobs before?  Could you compete with other businesses?  If you said, “No way,” think again.  Just ask Michael Ziegler and a group of parents who once had a powerful vision. Pride Industries is an organization [...]