
Paul Butler: Influencing others
I was getting dressed in the locker room after a workout this morning and I noticed the guy next to me putting his dress pants on before putting on his
I was getting dressed in the locker room after a workout this morning and I noticed the guy next to me putting his dress pants on before putting on his
I’ve come to the conclusion there are essentially three types of employees — those who need a light, those who ARE the light and those who need to be lit
Recently, I was reflecting on all the reasons we have to be grateful for our work in this land of plenty, and here are seven that stood out to me:
Like many of my fellow Santa Claritians, I am still musing over the dreadful events that occurred at a local high school recently, where a lone gunman shot and killed
It would be remiss of me to not reflect upon the tragic event that unfolded last week in my hometown of Santa Clarita, where a lone assailant shot and killed
This past weekend, I was playing an old album from one of my favorite musical artists — Van Morrison. One of the songs is called “Coney Island,” and it ends
This daily dialogue stirred me to think of the uselessness of most customer surveys. It’s almost as if the questioner is asking, “How are you?” and yet doesn’t really care
Kevin is a writer and he writes from home. Hang on, that’s not completely true. Kevin has to travel a lot for his writing job, so when he travels he writes from wherever he is. In the truest sense Kevin is what we might call a “remote worker.”
This week, I thought I’d keep it light and talk politics! People are paying a lot of interest to what the politicians are saying or not saying and, even more
Recently, I was asked to present to a group of business students on the lessons I’ve learned starting and sustaining a business and organized my thoughts into eight points. I
This week, I thought I’d keep it light and talk politics! People are paying a lot of interest to what the politicians are saying or not saying and, even more
I hadn’t seen Joe for a while, and then I bumped into him recently. We were catching up. and he was trying to recall what I do for a living.
I find that if I don’t go to the gym, I become a bigger version of myself, but not in a good way! Joking aside, I have always enjoyed health and fitness. My wife and I met at a gym nearly 27 years ago and, in fact, we’re part way through a long-term goal of running a half-marathon in every state.
Are you sitting down as you read this? Good. This might shock you — I don’t like “Downton Abbey.” There, I said it. In fact, if you were to ask
When I was a young English schoolboy, we used to play a game called “Follow the Leader.” Did you play that here as a kid? The basic premise of the
Many people don’t finish the books they start reading. On my business travels, people ask me what our company does and when I tell them, it’s quite common to hear
It’s my birthday today. A few years back, I wrote up a list inspired by The Beatles song of the same name and headed it: “When I’m 64.” I still
Last weekend was rather sad for us. We moved from a house we’ve lived in for nearly 14 years. Our children essentially grew up in that house and, now that
One of the many aspects of living in California, which my wife and I enjoy, is the cultural diversity of this beautiful state.
I had mixed feelings last week when I read an article in our local newspaper about the city I live in — Santa Clarita, California. According to Kempler Industries we’ve
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