Category: Inspirational Stories

Want to build a better business? Then sometimes it’s good to look for a little motherly advice, or to use her as an example for your life. For Seth Dorne this is easy. His mom Susan serves as his inspiration to become the best he can be. If she can do it, so can he. … Continue reading “So Can I”

For Dan Dacquisto it’s always been about performance, on-and-off the field. Learn from the best and then put yourself to the test. “I got a big part of my work ethic looking up to athletes,” says Dan. “Their goals, their ambition, their drive.  It started with Michael Jordan, then watching guys like Kobi Bryant. Kobi’s … Continue reading ” He’s Got Game”

“Stuff is just stuff. You’ve just gotta keep the people around who mean something to you. Focus on them, that’s the stuff that’s important.” – Joe Baskin Standing there next to his beautiful bride-to-be Joe knew the stuff he had in this moment came directly from his heart. After months of trying to plan a wedding, the planning … Continue reading “Good To Be Me”

Well, I beat the drum and hold the phone, the sun came out today. We’re born again, there’s new grass on the field. – John Fogerty, lyrics from Centerfield For Eric Cohen this is his place of peace and serenity – his field of dreams. Out there on the diamond Eric gets it, the beauty of … Continue reading “Field of Dreams”

Growing up in Michigan, Scott Adams rarely met a ski slope he didn’t like, or couldn’t conquer. It’s the challenge of handling the hills that helped him, in his words, “to live life out on the edge.” “My brother and I were at the slopes all the time,” says Scott. “I started at five years … Continue reading “Skis & Scars”

For Tyka Booker this is the way the moment was supposed to happen. She knew God had a plan and this was it. Tyka was the one who was supposed to be there, holding her hand, as her mother took her last breath. Cancer was the culprit, but for Tyka she had reconciled long ago, … Continue reading “One Love”

Back in college there was one thing you’d be hard pressed to do against James Higgins – outshoot him. Today you’d be hard pressed to do something else – outwork him. As his father used to say to him, “you take one day off, you fall two days behind.” His dad never missed a day … Continue reading “Just Understand”

On paper it didn’t seem promising. But that’s because life is a game and until you play it, you can never know the true outcome. Born to two teenage parents, in basic poverty, the start for Hiawatha Street seemed destined for little more than his environment would allow, trouble, and a life without hope. But … Continue reading “Choices”

“All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.” – Abraham Lincoln The odds are calculated at 67-million-to-one. Those are the odds of hitting two hole-in-ones in the same round on a golf course. But Travis Yoder did it.  April 11th 2010, a day Travis will never forget during a golf tournament … Continue reading “I owe to my Angel Mother”

Three days is nothing. Nothing, except when the future of your family and a piece of your heart hang in the balance. Karla Kay McCombs stood there, peering through the glass, searching for an answer. Only three days which seemed like an eternity. Karla didn’t know which one, she only knew if things went as … Continue reading “The K is for Kindness”