“Passion is the genesis of genius.”     Tony Robbins “Fish on!” he eagerly hollers. Immediately, his eight-year old brother Rylen and the rest of our fishing team focus on Brayden, the 10-year  old who is enjoying his first-ever offshore fishing adventure. Our team of 11 are bottom-fishing in the Gulf of Mexico on The Great Gab-Sea in search of red snapper. Rylen is also making his maiden offshore fishing excursion. All eyes are on Brayden. His passionate and energetic exclamation is a … [Read more...]

“A fan will grab you and hug you and will not let go. When that happens, you wish it could be that way all over the world.”    Charley Pride Newcomers to the State of Alabama will inevitably be asked the seemingly most important territorial question -- a query that will come sooner rather than later: ‘Which team do you support . . . Alabama or Auburn?’ If your position is neutral, you will likely be militantly recruited by the fan posing the question while waxing eloquently about the team he … [Read more...]

“Change your thoughts and you change the world.”     ~ Dr. Norman Vincent Peale Have you noticed all the ‘positive attitude quotes’ on the Internet?  When you go to Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter or the social media site of your choosing, you find a lot of motivational quotes and blogs.  It is abundant, to say the least.  Quotes from presidents, philosophers, motivational authors and famous leaders of the past, fill the social media world.  Everyone is doing this, including me. You may notice … [Read more...]