by Life Upright | Jan 3, 2016 | Parenting, relationships
For the end of the 2016 year, our family gathered for a State of the Union family discussion. We reflected on our individual achievements and our challenges, as well as our connection with each other. Constructive feedback is vital to setting goals...
by Life Upright | Jul 1, 2015 | relationships
A Shout Out to Chris, for encouraging 30+ fraternity brothers to like LifeUpright. He is one of my former athletes/students from my coaching and etiquette teaching years who I keep up with. Proud to see him mature and be such a positive influence on his...
by Life Upright | Jul 1, 2015 | Fun Times, relationships
Spending time with and encouraging young people reaps huge benefits! I spend all last week playing games with pre-K and elementary kids and had 2 middle school boys helping me with VBS. Asking them questions and letting them tell me their stories and ideas was so...
by Life Upright | Jun 22, 2015 | Fun Times, Parenting, relationships
Hope all the dads out there enjoyed Father’s Day! It was extra special this year for me because it was also my birthday! I’m especially grateful to mine for teaching me to never do anything half-heartedly – do things right the first time!...
by Life Upright | May 25, 2015 | Parenting, relationships
Relationships, I believe, are the single most important thing we have. We encourage our family to surround themselves with strong, healthy relationships. We’ve used concepts from this book by Tom Rath to manage them. Maintenance then becomes vital to...
by Life Upright | May 17, 2015 | Parenting, relationships
“How many of your friends have INTEGRITY?” That was a dinner topic we discussed with our 3 children. From young ages through today as young adults we have had conversations like this and many more that have been paramount to their maturity and character...
