by DarEll Hoskisson | Dec 24, 2015 | DarEll S. Hoskisson: Self-Improvement
“Grandma has finally graced us with her presence,” my aunt announced the late arrival with a flourish. My extended family was enjoying a reunion and several of my aunts were sitting together chatting in lawn chairs with their children nearby. “Presents?” one of my...
by DarEll Hoskisson | Dec 17, 2015 | DarEll S. Hoskisson: Self-Improvement
Last night I watched Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, a play at our local high school. Although I majored in English and love literature, here was a classic I have never read. How interesting a subject, the opposition or juxtaposition of both good and evil inside each of...
by DarEll Hoskisson | Dec 10, 2015 | DarEll S. Hoskisson: Self-Improvement
If I sit in the back of a classroom, I will tell jokes. I catch puns or purposely misunderstand the teacher just for kicks. I make goofy faces and dance to entertain children. I was so mortified by this clown inside of me that would pop out and embarrass me at the...
by DarEll Hoskisson | Dec 3, 2015 | DarEll S. Hoskisson: Self-Improvement
“AGH!,” I yell. I am frustrated. I am impatient. I have some kind of magician’s expectation of immediate success. When I want something to get done, I want it done, and I drive against the obstacles with full force. It usually works….eventually. But in the...
by DarEll Hoskisson | Nov 26, 2015 | DarEll S. Hoskisson: Self-Improvement
I’m inspired by simplicity. Amazing, complex concepts can often be meaningfully summed up and expressed with a simple symbol. My heart sings to the words of “Simple Gifts,” a Shaker song written by Joseph Brackett: “‘Tis a gift to be simple, ‘Tis a gift to be free.”...
