I saw my eye doctor today. Dr. Cliff Courtenay is an extremely competent ophthalmologist who has cared for my eyes for nearly thirty years. Beyond being the type of doctor who takes the time to really explain things, he also has a really cool past. He is one of the two guys that ran out […]
Author Archives: David Peterson
Rut Roh … Problem at the Apple Store
I had a problem with my Apple Watch. Previously, I had made a Genius Bar appointment to get it fixed, but since I had not upgraded my phone to a higher version of iOS, they were not able to address the issue. I had other reasons for not upgrading the phone to iOS at that […]
Disappointed in Delta
As a professional speaker, consultant, and facilitator, I travel a lot, so that means numerous airplane rides each month. Since I live in Georgia, I am a Delta Frequent Flyer and have well over a million miles on Delta. Today I got to the Louisville, KY airport early enough to catch the flight to Atlanta […]
Grounded – Something to Smile About
Nothing is better than a million dollar smile. As someone who attempts to find joy and happiness in all situations, I am often smiling, and I have to say, I get a lot of comments on the beauty of my smile. However, my smile did not come naturally. I must give credit to my dentist […]
Just Think
Spend some private time this week and think. I was in Denver today and had a few minutes to grab some lunch. I was headed to a particular store and there were several eating establishments nearby. As I was driving around, I spotted an “Egg and I.” It’s one of my favorite places for breakfast or […]
The Biting Black Flies Perspective
The Biting Black Flies Perspective Today, I spent my first moments ever on Lake Michigan. This immense body of fresh water separates Michigan from Wisconsin, with the great city of Chicago situated below. Samantha and I went with my daughter Kelly and her husband Brian over to Benton Harbor, MI and spent a day on […]
Pay it Forward
Pay It Forward Recently my wife Samantha was finishing up on UFOs (UnFinished Objects) around the house when she ran into a problem with making covered buttons for a bench she was re-covering. The fabric she chose is fairly thick — too thick to work in the fabric-store-notion-department DIY cover button kit. She needed to go to […]
Ungrounded Millennials
Ungrounded Millennials I am out in Colorado, a combination of work and pleasure (hey, Colorado is a very beautiful state; it has amazing fly-fishing and is usually 20 degrees cooler than South Georgia in the summer). I had occasion to go to Home Depot with my good friend, Chris Petersen. She was looking for deck […]
The 5 Entrepreneurial Abilities – #1 Capability
I recently posted about a talk I gave to Entrepreneurs of Valdosta, a South Georgia based incubator of individuals that have or are interested in starting a business. There are similar organizations like this one all over America, even in some smaller, rural areas. And it makes sense; the fuel of job growth in the […]
Insight from a Plastic Spoon
I think I can look at someone and tell something deep and insightful about them. Well, to be specific (and truthful!), I can look at the behavior of parents with a child and accurately predict whether the child is their first, second, or more than two (could be third or seventh, it doesn’t matter). Case […]