William Bigelow

COO, Blount Fine Foods

Richard’s subject matter and writing style are the perfect combination to provoke and inspire new ways of thinking. I encourage you to read 52 Steps Forward so you can become similarly inspired.

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Let’s Get Physical…

Let’s Get Physical…

No, I am not channeling my inner Olivia Newton-John anthem, but physical well-being is a necessary part of 52 messages on a fulfilling life.  Its importance is evident but not adequately pursued given our country’s obesity epidemic and declining life span. Writing on this subject is challenging when your audience spans the entire spectrum from the Pillsbury Doughboy to Adonis.  Nevertheless,...

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You Can Be Both

You Can Be Both

Never Good Enough This summer, I rode a bike up Alp d’huez, the most famous mountain in road cycling’s most famous race, the Tour de France.  After pedaling on the same roads as my cycling heroes, reaching the summit in a better-than-expected time, and achieving something only a fraction of cyclists can do, my thoughts immediately turned to how I could have ridden faster.  Rather than revel in...

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Just Start Already!

Just Start Already!

Failure to Launch If the journey of 1,000 miles begins with the first step, why do we fail to start, and how can we make it easier to begin?   It is not about the adequacy or absence of planning.  In fact, planning may cause paralysis by analysis.  You are still in the profession you wanted to leave years ago because contemplating the innumerable possibilities puts you in a state of suspended...

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Dealing With It

Dealing With It

Dealing With It I had diverted Bob’s attention long enough; it was time to address his grief.  I am not going to solve grief over lunch or in 700 words (or ever), but I can offer some thoughts for the grieving.   There They Go Angst about my granddaughters leaving behind their friends when they moved from Utah to Tennessee reminded me of the thousands of people I have interacted with through...

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Be There For Them

Be There For Them

Be There For Them My lunch partner became teary-eyed and revealed that a 40-year-old friend had passed away after a long illness.  Bob sought relief from the pain of losing a loved one. At these times, we are understandably sad, turn inward and think about other losses we have suffered or our mortality.  While you cannot and should not avoid your grieving process, the most immediate and highest...

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