My wife and I went on a date recently and decided to check out the third and newest bowing alley in our fair burgh. It’s a multi-attraction outfit, fun for the whole family including laser tag, arcade, pool, a gigantic bar and of course bowling lanes a plenty. What we…

Simon Sinek was recently on How I Built This and challenged listeners to make a list of things that we are grateful for not in spite of, but because of the pandemic. It’s a great practice, I encourage you to do it to. …

The Challenge — I love to be outdoors. I am refreshed by it. As I write this, the hunting season in Texas is in full swing. If all goes as planned, in a few days I will again be softly creeping through the woods in the cold stillness before first light, in order…

The Provision and the Provider — I love to provide. I’m driven by it. It’s partially my personality. I’m wired in a “driven” sort of way. The kind of drive that one needs to be self-employed, or complete massive DIY projects. I’ve also had very good examples of providers in my family. My parents have shown me…

I recently had the pleasure of hearing Michael Jr. talk as part of a leadership development program put on by my church. His mantra is “comedy that inspires,” and he thoroughly lived it out with both funny and heartfelt stories, anecdotes and lessons. Part of his message was explaining how…

This is the written form of a spoken eulogy for a friend that left us in July of 2019. Welcome friends and family, thank you all for coming together today to remember, celebrate and honor the life of Wayne Fontenot. Anthony Wayne Fontenot was born in 1975 to Lynn and…

This is a summary of a talk that I have given for freelancers, small business owners, remote workers and anyone else who is on their own. I have been self-employed for half of my professional life. The first decade was as an employee. The second half — thank you, financial…

I really don’t like the Oscars. The ego, the fanfare, the grandstanding… This is not an indictment upon the film industry. I adore the art form of making film. We as humans are wired to give and receive insight and emotion through storytelling, and movies are the premier storytelling medium…

Once you get past the hand-crafted clickbaity title, there is a useful takeaway here: small steps lead to big changes. When I was working in an office every day, I decided to start taking the stairs. It’s a simple decision. Our office was on the third floor, the elevator was…