Reason For The Season
I recently had the privilege of spending some time with my friend, Heath Thomas, who is the President of Oklahoma Baptist University. During our conversation, he said that he had been looking at the original charter for the University. The idea for a Baptist University in Shawnee was born before Oklahoma was even a state. The founders…
Read MoreLet It Snow
Is it true that no two snowflakes are alike? As is often the case, the answer depends on what you mean by the question. With 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 crystals per year, if you checked a million snowflakes per second it would take you over 31 billion years to check just a single year’s worth. So, we can…
Read MoreCars & Coffee
I attended Cars & Coffee with my youngest son Chris this past Saturday. This is an informal gathering of car enthusiasts in the parking lot of a local shopping center. I would guess more than 200 cars are there on a typical first Saturday of each month. My son drives a late model Honda Civic Sport EX. He…
Read MoreHallmark Of A Good Life
After we had eaten our turkey, dressing, and potatoes smothered in gravy and had a second piece of pie, it was acceptable to start Christmas. Many of you already know my rule, no Christmas until after Thanksgiving. One unintended consequence of this mandate occurs the Friday after Thanksgiving when we attempt to put up all…
Read MoreWinning at Home
Amy Mason / Thomas Hill “If this moves us forward as a company, surely it will move us forward as a family.” Amy Mason, Executive Director of the Kimmell Foundation, shares how the ways we show value to people at work can be translated to our homes, helping us become stronger as “team family”. This…
Read MoreGratefully Thankful
This week will contain the fourth Thursday in November. Since 1942, by an act of Congress, this date has been Thanksgiving. Before that, it was observed intermittently and on various dates. Abraham Lincoln, in 1863, had proclaimed the last Thursday in November a national day of “Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth…
Read MoreThe Optimism Vision
Scott Klososky “One of the coolest things we can do as a leader is to create an environment that is enriching and where people can grow and prosper.” Scott Klososky, founder of Future Point of View, joins Thomas Hill for an enlightening discussion about the future. Scott shares the importance of “high beam” vision, what…
Read MoreWe Want A Shrubbery
In the 1975 movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail, King Arthur and his band are blocked by the dreaded Knights Who Say “Ni!” in an enchanted forest. “We want a shrubbery,” demands the giant Knight, adding, “One that looks nice…and not too expensive.” King Arthur delivers a “shrubbery” after a short (hilarious) quest, but the…
Read MoreLook to the Light
“I have good news, and I have bad news. Which do you want first?” How many times has someone said this to you? And which do you choose to hear first? We almost all have a default choice that we have rationalized in our mind. We think, “It’s not just one or the other; I’m…
Read MoreChase Your Passion
Nikki Nice “To meet the need, you have to bring everybody on board.” Nikki Nice, Councilwoman of Oklahoma City’s Ward 7 joins Thomas Hill to talk about challenges, compromise, diversity, inclusion, and the role of leaders. Nikki credits a village of people who impacted her life and shaped her desire to give back. Her passion…
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