I asked our twentysomething daughter, Molly, who has served as captain of soccer and basketball teams, “Molly, in your opinion, what makes an effective team?”

As the SunPraireFilms.com photographer—also the only QBQ! daughter-in-law, Casey Mae—prepared to snap the next shot of this author/speaker, she wryly said, “Okay, John, pretend you’re

After reading her Office Depot “Store Manager” badge, I asked the delightful young woman, “Really? The top top manager?” Amanda replied, “Yep, that’s me.” “You’re

“Victim thinking” happens, and it looks a lot like this: I’m a victim because my friends don’t understand me. I’m a victim because my spouse

The photo above is of the actual shirt I wore when officiating high school wrestling matches in the Southern Tier of New York State from

Skimming the internet, I stopped on a parenting article which began with a fairly common statement: “Parenting is one of the toughest jobs around.”  Karen and

Meet “Wizard the Lizard,” an Australian Red Ackie Monitor. Having him as part of my reptile collection has reminded me why it is so easy

A mentor of mine—W.Steven Brown—taught me a goal-setting concept that would challenge the modern-day over-achiever.  A true goal is not the mountain I hope to climb,

The holidays are a special time … until they’re not. They can be quickly ruined when we choose to engage in stress-inducing behaviors. So, this year, let’s

Jeremy posted this question on our QBQ! Facebook page: Is it possible to have too much personal accountability? Our response:  Sure, Jeremy—but then it’s not personal