What I'm Up To At The Moment

Dateline: Dallas/ Ft. Worth & Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, March 2026

 

One of my podcasts likely brought you here - GrowGreat.com, LeaningTowardWisdom.com, or HotSpringsVillageInsideOut.com.

        

I'm continuing all these shows, with Leaning Toward Wisdom being the oldest of the bunch (I started it in 1997 by uploading audio recordings dictated into a digital recorder onto a free webpage provided by my ISP).

Grow Great is about city government leadership (and leadership, in general). Leaning Toward Wisdom is more of a personal documentary of my own quest to lean toward wisdom and away from my own foolishness. And Hot Springs Village Inside Out is about my favorite place, Hot Springs Village, Arkansas.

 

Here's What I'm Working On Now

Executive/leadership coaching remains a high priority in my professional work. My client list keeps me busy, and I jokingly tell folks, "I'm too old to be this busy." But I'm grateful for every client and every opportunity to serve them. It's legacy work, and I'm blessed to serve several Texas cities and their executives. Most months, I have no openings but I'm not complaining - except it's not fun when it's somebody I'd really like to work with/for. I find myself growing increasingly pickier. 😉

I continue to grow my online show, Hot Springs Village Inside Out. It's a sponsored program thanks to McGraw Realtors of Hot Springs Village and Renaissance Homes in Hot Springs Village. These fine folks help me pay the bills, plus a little bit into my pocket. It's a passion project but earning a little bit helps, too...even though I could likely make more working part-time delivering pizza. I'd rather produce this show! Again, just another in a long line of things for which I'm thankful.

 

When I Die

Death is important. But first, there's life.

Over 15 years ago, I created a shared Dropbox folder with my wife called "When I Die." I have a working document in that folder outlining what I want to happen when I die. The details aren't important here, but are important for my wife and family. While I'm alive, they matter to me, but I realize that when the realities of that document come to pass, I won't know or care. I'll be somewhere else, far away.

The death of my mother in early April 2024 prompted an update to the document. Every death that impacts me seems to prompt more edits to the document.

Death is too important to ignore. Specifically, our death is important. I know my death will be a reflection of my life, though, so my daily choices matter. How I treat others, behave myself (or fail to), influence others, and serve others - these are the things that matter. How I glorify God will matter because He's who I'll face when this life is over. So, admittedly, I think about my death. It'd be foolish not to.

Check out some of my sermons at In Thy Paths. Better yet, check out some sermons by a much more talented preacher, Kevin Presley (a gospel preacher currently based in LaGrange, GA), at Let The Bible Speak TV. However, first, permit me to introduce you to a lifelong mentor who passed away on February 20, 2019. He was a gospel preacher whom I had known all my life. He served me during some of my most challenging and rewarding moments. His name was Barney Owens. He preached this sermon on April 4, 2010: "And he died."

That about sums it up. What about you? What are you up to? I'd like to know. Contact me here.