fun started me thinking….

Happy Pies and YouTube Friday…that was the subject line of the email that hit my inbox late one Thursday afternoon. Reply with your favorite pizza topping and bring your favorite clip to lunch. Friday noon found 13 of us crammed into the Worthwhile conference room, eating pizza, watching goofy clips and laughing together. 30 minutes later we were back at our desks….more energized and closer as a team. Read the rest of this entry »

When my son Ben was 2, he was given a pair of red Sperry’s…love at first sight! Ben was so passionate about his red Sperry’s that he wore them 24/7. It was winter in Michigan — they had to fit over his footie pjs. Night after night I would wake up to see his little head by my bed…”I lost my shoe!” Over and over I crawled out, dug around in the bottom of his blankets, and slipped the much loved red Sperry back on his pj covered foot. Ben discovered that passion keeps you up at night. Read the rest of this entry »

So, we’ve had one sick, nasty, insane month here at Worthwhile. We’ve proposed about 52,000 proposals, closed about 51,999 sales (-ish), launched about 30,000 web sites*, all while using 6-year old Compaqs running off a Linux OS . . .

. . . and with our hands tied behind our backs . . .

. . . and blindfolded.

Alas, the stress has caught up with us and we have collectively found ourselves in a rut. Yes sometimes, not even Cody Webster can help us out. I called Brains on Fire, but they were unavailable (or they call screened us . . . can you blame them?). So I have taken it upon myself to lift my team’s spirits around here. I’ve created a collection of posters that is sure to inspire our team again . . . and hopefully you, too. Enjoy. . . Read the rest of this entry »

Every now and then, we get caught off guard by inexplicable emotions. A deep feeling that is much more than joy or sadness - it’s a bit of each, actually. A feeling that has a sense of urgency, though you feel no rush. A feeling of restlessness and longing, but also a sense of peace, too. This is the feeling that’s been sitting deep within me for the past several days - because my hero is leaving.

My hero is the bravest man I know. He’s funny, charismatic, and has a million-dollar smile. Every time you say good-bye after having spent time with him, you’re a better person than when you came. Nobody loves their wife or children more than him. He’s moral, full of integrity, and and just plain all-around-cool. The true irony of Cpt. Tim Crawley, Battalion Chaplain in the US Army, is this: he’s not allowed to carry a weapon, but his hands are registered as weapons . . . yeah, he’s a third degree black belt. And that’s just the beginning. Read the rest of this entry »