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The Storyteller’s Drive
Tales on the Bog Road The roads of 1970s Ireland were a maze of hairpin turns and narrow lanes, but to us children, they were pathways to magic. Every weekend, we’d make the 80-mile journey to our holiday house in Wexford, crammed into a Vauxhall Viva Estate that seemed to shrink with each passing year. […]
30 Years of Marriage: The Little Things That Matter Most
There’s something magical about spending three decades with your soulmate. It’s not just about the big moments—the anniversaries, the milestones, the celebrations. It’s about the countless small things that weave together to create a tapestry of shared life, one that becomes richer and more intricate with each passing year. After thirty years of marriage, I’ve […]
Why My Family Always Comes First
Remember, you can always make another dollar, but you can’t make another moment with family once it’s gone. In my journey from Ireland to America, from salesman to entrepreneur, this truth has remained constant: Family First isn’t just a saying – it’s the foundation of everything worth building. When I stepped off a plane from […]
I told my son this after he asked his mom what she does.
To prevent my son from being murdered by his mom after he asked her “what do you do around here” The Invisible Superhero: Understanding a Mother’s Role It started with a simple question from my son to his mother: “What do you do around here?” The question wasn’t meant to hurt, but it revealed a […]
Leadership message I delivered in a meeting recently
The very essence of leadership is, knowing your people as you would a family member. Be excited to see them, every day. Start and end your day at the back of the building or in the obscure office where the people that are not outspoken or pushy reside and make time to ask family style […]
Boxer Room
I was the middle child from a family of six children, all crammed into a 1,000 square foot “semi-detached” (duplex in the US) home in a little town on the outskirts of Dublin called Walkinstown. When you live in a small house all of your life, you don’t realize it’s small. Not until you move […]