Voices

If you haven’t watched the new Apple TV show, "Ted Lasso," I highly recommend it. Lasso is a coach of a major sports franchise.  A player makes a mistake and then has a hard time getting out of his own head to let go of the mistake. ...

Tracy, my wife, said she wanted to leave early for 5:30 mass, she wanted to go to the furniture store because she was thinking about getting some new chairs. She knew this meant pulling me away from piddling in the barn early, so she asked if I...

I’ve found five core things that determine if a leader will be successful long-term. I hope I demonstrate all five, the fact that I’m always working on it and never self-assured I’ve arrived is probably a good thing....

On September 16, GreatNews.Life Executive Director Jenny Craig-Brown hosted the event of the year: All About the Girls Part 6!  Held at Urschel Pavilion in Downtown Valparaiso, Craig-Brown invited six women to speak on the encouraging...

I’m a big fan of Marvel movies, and I really like my Disney Plus. One of the new streaming series is called “What If.” The series takes critical moments in Avengers movies and twists them into alternate story lines. It's fun and easy to watch,...

Healthcare, as well as IT, has been in an always-changing state for a long time – making my life (as the head of IT in a health system) always interesting and never settled.  I would argue that these days the world is changing rapidly, not...

I write today with gratitude for the resilience of our provider team at Northwest Health. The pandemic continues to demonstrate how interconnected we all are, the impact each one of us can have and the benefit of working together for a common cause....

I had this guy I used to work with probably a decade or so ago who used to say “make it a great day” all the time. It was even in the closing of his emails; it was something he did with great intention. I was curious about it, so I made...

It’s July and I’m heading on vacation with my family. I hope that you too are taking time to enjoy some time together and a little R&R as we begin to see and feel some sense of normalcy returning to our daily lives. It’s a busy time here at...

June 9th is National Donald Duck Day – yep, there’s such a thing! In his honor I wanted to share this thought and encourage you to consider what truly makes you happy. We so often these days focus on the news, politics, pandemics and so many...