In Quest of the Perfect Song

The quest within us all

  • The Oldest Becomes the Newest: Part 2

    There were times during the 1980s when I would drive home from Mansfield University straight to the Little League field. I’d meet my wife and we’d have a sub for supper while watching our son, Nathan, play ball. Occasionally we’d go straight from a game to a concert in which Kim was performing. We’d get…

  • The Sweet Sound of Tapping

    When I started writing notes for The Perfect Song in the winter of 1979, my office was a converted bedroom in the basement of our small, rural ranch house. My typewriter was a Smith-Corona portable manual. You had to hit the keys fairly hard so the steel letters pushed the ink on the ribbon with…

  • The Oldest Becomes the Newest

    In Quest of the Perfect Song is my newest book. It’s also my oldest.The first book was The Perfect Song. I started it in 1979. My wife and I had two young children. I was two years into a job as assistant PR director at a small private college. I was making around $12,000 a…

  • Secrets of success

    Success is earned, one step at a time. One of the most invaluable skills a person can have is being able to clearly express what they want. You have the courage that leads to success. As long as you’re learning, you’ll never fail.  The most successful people don’t look back to see who’s watching. “Our…

  • Get inspired, get started

    Look for opportunities to lift others up along the way. Having the proper mindset, moving outside your comfort zone, developing and maintaining healthy relationships, and staying focused have been key drivers of success for thousands of years.  Work Hard The most successful people don’t look back to see who’s watching. Look for opportunities to lift…

  • Work hard, work smart

    “Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.” — Plato Sometimes the hardest part of finding success is gathering the courage to get started. As long as you’re learning, you’ll never really fail. Sweet Success. Brilliant. Having the proper mindset, moving outside your comfort zone, developing and maintaining healthy relationships, and…

  • Brilliant

    Having the proper mindset, moving outside your comfort zone, developing and maintaining healthy relationships, and staying focused have been key drivers of success for thousands of years. “Do not say a little in many words but a great deal in few.” — Pythagoras Success is earned, one step at a time. One of the most…