By Michael Holland There are times as a father when I believe I'm being very open and un-controlling. I express my concerns or thoughts and then leave it up to my kids to make the decisions they think best for themselves. But there are subtle ways that we still control our kids, even if [...]
By Michael Holland There’s the old coach, sitting on the top row of the bleachers watching the game. He smiles slightly, watching the players move gracefully across the field. He admires the intensity of the coaches as they offer quiet encouragement or bark out directives. He remembers his early days on the sideline, and [...]
By Michael Holland In pursuit of my self-described Christian Businessman PhD, I started on a quest in early 2010 to read 100 books to increase my knowledge, exposure and intellect. I achieved that goal in late 2012 and now, each year, I strive to read as many books as possible while also listening to [...]
by Michael Holland In our fast-track worlds, we all develop a priority system that helps us to make sure we are accomplishing as much as humanly possible. The reality is that we’re actually over-committed most of the time, which results in us stealing a bit of time from here and a bit of [...]
by Michael Holland I hiked Cascade Mountain in the Adirondacks with some men recently on a drop-dead gorgeous day. I'm sure we expelled a good bit of sweat to reach this mountain's bald summit, but the 360-degree view of the surrounding mountains, valleys, and lakes of the Adirondacks was certainly worth it. To the east [...]
by Michael Holland Men are hurting. We don't show it and we don't want to dwell on it because, well, we are men. But some men are hurting more than others, and they are walking a very fine line. While we don't know when a man is at this point, we do at times get [...]
by Michael Holland As my friend Jerry says, you can have a bad day or bad month or even a bad year, but it’s pretty hard to have a bad 5 years. And what is important in life is not individual days or months, but your trend line. And the measure of your success [...]
By Michael Holland We plan and guide and push and pull our kids towards paths that we envision will help them be successful in life. What's been so interesting for us over the last couple of years is how different the paths our kids have taken have been from our vision. I find myself in [...]
By Michael Holland Sitting on our couch in my #5 Joe Flacco jersey while gleefully watching my Baltimore Ravens clinch their spot in Super Bowl XLVII was so rewarding. Even in Upstate NY, far away from the loyal fan base in Maryland, I could feel the warmth of my fellow fans from afar [...]
In pursuit of my self-described Christian Businessman PhD, I am on a quest to read 100 books to increase my knowledge, exposure and intellect. Below are the books I read during the summer of 2012. Total count stands at 94! The Bible, New Living Translation -- Old and New Testaments God All In: How the [...]
