Sounds Of Change

How many of you have a coach? Kenny Chesney has a song called Coach. It’s mainly about an athletic coach that he remembers and how meaningful he was in his life. The song has probably been sung at many funerals and retirement parties and tribute events. Those kinds of coaches that we have as we […]

We all have those moments in time that we’ll never forget the day or where we were when that event happened. Perhaps it’s 9/11, or November 22nd. Maybe it’s 10 years ago during the China earthquake, or perhaps it was when you lost a parent, or a brother or sister. Maybe it was your wedding

Recently, I was in San Diego at a conference and there was a video shown at one of our opening sessions. It was a music video by Tim McGraw called Humble and Kind. It’s a very simple song that talks about being kind to people and being humble and grateful, not holding grudges or being

  I’ve been asked many times who is my favorite group. I’d have to say my favorite band is the Eagles. Their music, the hundreds of songs that they’ve written and performed, have stayed with me throughout my years. Some songs like “Take It Easy”  and “Desperado” and “Life In The Fast Lane” and “Take

I love that song by Johnny Cash – I’ve Been Everywhere, because I have been. I have traveled all over the United States with one job and I’ve traveled all over the world with another. The topic today is lifelong learner. When I took each of those jobs, I was very confident in myself. I thought

Have you ever made a mistake? Of course you have. We’ve all made hundreds, even thousands of them. What can we do with them? Well, we could let them dwell within us. We could let them make us grumpy, discouraged, disappointed, angry, and cause us to get off track and distracted from our goal or

  If you’ve been listening to me since I started this Sounds of Change blog, you know I’m a classic rock guy – Beatles, The Eagles, Bob Seger, Springsteen. Some of you in your comments on my blog have said I need to get a little more up-to-date. I will work on that and will

You just heard “Lean On Me” – a classic from many years ago. At the end of this message you’ll hear “Count On Me,” a more recent version with a similar message by Bruno Mars. Whether you’re leaning or counting on somebody, we all need a coach. We all need that person who can give

Some people are concerned about the crazy life we’re living right now especially in the United States. Political discourse. Concerns about wars. The environment. A lot of anxiety. But when I have conversations with people about the days we live in today, I think about the 60s – the 1860s and the 1960s. The 1860s in