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On May 15, 2015, my world changed forever. And what I did that changed my world forever, for all intents and purposes, could be seen as incredibly mundane. It was...
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The Power of a Dream | MLK Day
How do we turn a dream into a vision and then create success? Great question. A dream is a cherished aspiration, ambition, or ideal. A vision is a vivid mental image of the future....
Forever Thankful | BILLY Footwear
The one and only time I saw Michael Jordan play in person was in June of 1996. Seattle still had the Sonics at that time and they and the Chicago...
The Inner Monster | BILLY Footwear
In the animated movie Megamind; starring Will Ferrell, Brad Pit, Tina Fey, Jonah Hill, and David Cross; there is a hilarious scene that always cracks me up. Minion, Megamind’s trusted...
To Live Another Day | BILLY Footwear
“Sure! I’ll get the water,” I said as I stepped up and away from the group. It was dinner time. And we were on Day 2 of our three day...
COVID to Comet | BILLY Footwear
“Why me?” It is a question I used to ask myself more times than I probably even realized. And for as simple the question may seem on the surface, given...
Take the shot | BILLY Footwear
I woke up the other day to a memory I had not thought of in a very long time. I was still in high school playing on our school’s soccer...
Finding the New Norm | BILLY Footwear
The first car I could ever consider my own was a 1979 full-size Ford pickup truck. It was monstrous—not in the sense of being able to drive over other vehicles...
The Big Find, Recap | BILLY Footwear
“People, we are live in 3-minutes!” shouted the producer from across the room in a tone that hinted at the chaos and revealed the collective concern. The date was February...
The Power of Association, Revisited | BILLY Footwear
While preparing to write this blog, I thought back wondering if I had written on the topic of association once before. Turns out I have. It published on July 28,...
The Lincoln Legacy
The opposite of success is often thought to be failure, which is completely untrue. The opposite of success is not failure—the opposite of success is quitting. And Abraham Lincoln is...
Chasing Ghosts | BILLY Footwear
There was a moment recently that was so special for me. Topline, our sourcing partner that manufactures our shoes, came to our warehouse for an afternoon meeting. The purpose of...
If— by Rudyard Kipling | BILLY Footwear
I was first introduced to the words of Rudyard Kipling when I was around twelve years old. The location was Camp Parsons, a Boy Scout summer camp on the shores...
Tenacity — The BILLY Defined Series | BILLY Footwear
There is an amazing documentary series that was first released in England in 2006 called, Planet Earth, narrated by David Attenborough. It is a ten part series focusing on the...
Creativity — The BILLY Defined Series | BILLY Footwear
It may be common knowledge that the human brain is made up of two hemispheres but what may not be known is just how much the two sides work in...
Luck — The BILLY Defined Series | BILLY Footwear
If you've never been to Alaska you have to take the time to visit sometime in your life. As the state slogan goes, which is also written on their license...