Election Day Thoughts
Today is election day in the United States, so I’m posting this special edition of Junkyard Wisdom™. See what I did there? It’s a “special edition” like it’s a news show we’re going to be…
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Which Part Are You?
Last week I wrote about junkyard wisdom and used the line, “Junk cars, like broken people, often have the parts to make something whole.” It triggered some fun/silly exchanges with friends about what car part…
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What’s Wisdom Got To Do With It?
Apologies to Tina Turner for hijacking her song title and making it worse, but the question of the day is why junkyard … wisdom? Everybody understands the junkyard piece, at least they do when they read…
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PathLight and Becoming Brave
I’m going to be interviewing my friend Brenda Salter McNeil in an online forum on October 30. It’s completely free, and I’d love for you to join. Here’s a bit of background about how this…
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Junkyard Saints
I’m currently reading Jon Meacham’s new book, His Truth is Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope. This post isn’t about the book itself — though from what I’ve read I highly recommend…
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Six Ways to Motivate Your Team During a Pandemic
Last year I shared my six ideas for motivating your team (which had previously been published by Outreach Magazine). I wondered how the six ideas hold up during a pandemic. Would they still work in…
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Another Clueless Guy
A recent Facebook post of mine caught the attention of a long time friend. She asked if it might be a bit too much coming from me, a wealthy white man. There was, she suggested,…
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Ten Years
Ten years ago this month was the launch of Junkyard Wisdom™. Technically my blog started 11-years ago, but it had the ridiculous name Roy Goble’s Blog. I mean really, what creative genius came up with…
