by Scott Savage | Dec 13, 2016 | Community, Courage, Creativity, Encouragement, Fear, Focus, Forgiveness, Gratitude
“My son died five years ago. Your whole life changes, so there are no bad days after that one.” -P.J. Fleck Row The Boat! P.J. Fleck is the football coach at Western Michigan University. He has turned the team around in the last couple years. This...
by Scott Savage | Nov 29, 2016 | Community, Courage, Creativity, Encouragement, Fear, Focus, Gratitude, Negativity
Have you lost your sense of wonder? In 2000, country singer Lee Ann Womack released her biggest album ever, headlined by the title track, “I Hope You Dance.” The first line of this hit song was “I hope you never lose your sense of wonder.”...
by Scott Savage | Nov 22, 2016 | Community, Courage, Creativity, Encouragement, Forgiveness, Gratitude, Influence, Negativity
In 2009, I had my second brush with death. Driving home from the gym, I looked down to put my phone in the pocket of my basketball shorts, thinking that I would be less tempted to text and be distracted while driving. As I looked down, I passed through a small...
by Scott Savage | Nov 7, 2016 | Community, Courage, Creativity, Encouragement, Fear, Gratitude, Influence
“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” -E.E. Cummings Who are you? Imagine meeting someone for the first time. What you tell them about who you are? One of my favorite movies as a child was Hook. Hook is a delightful film, based on...
by Scott Savage | Oct 18, 2016 | Community, Courage, Creativity, Encouragement, Fear
Do you ever feel like giving up? Throwing in the towel? I think we’ve all been there. We get tired, burned out, frustrated and discouraged. When we get discouraged, we start considering things we would’ve never considered otherwise. Our fatigue fuels our...
by Scott Savage | Oct 4, 2016 | Community, Courage, Creativity, Encouragement, Fear, Focus, Influence
We’ve all experienced the power of words. A few words from someone we admired sent us soaring with confidence or imagination. A few words of a different sort from someone we loved cut us to the core, wounding us deeply. Words can build someone up or send them crashing...
