I realize many of my blog posts include serious topics, and several of you have wondered: “Harry, what have you been doing for fun?” So, here we go: A short post about “something fun but sad,” “something fun and fantastic,” and “something fun and surprising!” Something Fun but Sad I had the opportunity to see my Chicago Cubs play the
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I had the opportunity to meet Senator John McCain when he came to Chicago during the 2008 presidential campaign. When it was my turn to shake his hand, I said, “Senator McCain, it is an honor to meet you.” His immediate response as he looked at my name tag: “Harry, it is a pleasure to meet you.” I had read
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Baseball has always been my very favorite sport. My Dad loved baseball, and I remember he started teaching me how to catch and hit when I was only three years old. As soon as my two younger brothers, Steve and Paul, could walk, they became part of the team. And we played and thought about baseball everyday. In the summer
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I have the opportunity to participate on the Relevant Radio show, “Morning Air” (www.relevantradio.com), the first Monday every month at 7:30AM CST. I focus my comments on values-based leadership from a spiritual perspective. Last week we addressed “How Can We Improve Civility?” I admit that the first thing I did was look up the definition of “civility.” According to the
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I hope you had a wonderful Independence Day! I think of this day as our birthday, this year being our 242nd one! July 4th is a day in particular that reminds me of how blessed I am to be an American and how thankful I am for the amazing collection of leaders that made it possible, including Washington, Adams, Jefferson,
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First of all, I want to wish everyone a fantastic Father’s Day, a day to celebrate all of the living Dads, as well as the Dads no longer with us. It is a great day for reflection and giving thanks for both today and the past. This Father’s Day (this past Sunday, June 17th), my family and I had a
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I usually avoid getting into political discussions because the extreme partisan positions of many people make it almost impossible to have a truly BALANCED discussion. Values-based leaders truly need to understand all sides of the story. I strongly believe the words of St. Francis who taught us to “seek to understand before we are understood.” However, since I spend so
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