It was September 15th of this year, and I was shopping at a big-box hardware store. We were getting ready to start fall but officially we were still in summer. To paraphrase Clement C. Moore, I was walking through the store when what did my...
He was being stalked…hunted. His killer was deranged—so deranged in fact that he actually visited the jail where he knew he’d be kept after the deed was done. Why visit? The assassin wanted to make sure the accommodations were to his liking....
The next leadership principle I’d like for us to consider is this: as a leader, you work for the team. Never adopt the attitude that they work for you. ...
I haven’t written a blog for industry consumption in over two years. To be honest, that was intentional. Instead of trying to inspire and inform leaders outside of PAR, I focused on learning. ...
Never in our nation’s history has there been so much animosity and vitriol spewing forth from so many places all at once. Neither the left nor the right sides of America’s political divide are innocent when it comes to chumming the waters with incendiary comments...
For the past couple of years my wife and I worked really hard, but we did not allow ourselves to venture out much during the pandemic. In fact, we haven't gone much past our back deck for an adventure...
If you clicked on this article and thought that you were going to find out about the next big hit that your station needs to be playing, you might be disappointed. If you are looking for a better way to reach your listeners through the...
Hi, my name is Derek, and I am a recovering perfectionist. It wasn’t until the age of 36 that I actually figured it out. This personal discovery took place while reading Dare to Lead by Brene Brown. Her book and its revealing insights hit...
On February, 26, 2021 my dad passed away one week before his 69th birthday, due to complication from COVID. It was unexpected, not because he was in good health before COVID, but the doctor had just met with my family six hours earlier and told...
If you’re like me, the past two years have felt like a decade. We have experienced things we’ve never experienced before. Statistics show that loneliness is at an all time high. More and more people are struggling with depression and anxiety. We are still dealing...
