Field Stories

Long before PowerPoint, overhead projectors taught me two presentation lessons that I still use today: The 6×6 Rule and The Art of the Reveal. The tools have changed, but the principles have not.

My son’s 5th-grade speech taught me something about nerves, confidence, and what it really means to be prepared.

My grandfather was a carpenter. I don’t remember how old I was — young enough that everything in his shop […]