Five Keys for Good Parenting

by Ray Waters | Apr 6, 2016 | Blog Post, Family

The year was 1990 and my oldest son, Ray, was eight years old. Because of some of the questions he had been asking about where babies came from, it was decided that dear old dad, me, needed to give the “sex” talk. My only problem was I had never given the sex talk and...

Climbing Out on Potato Chip Rock

by Ray Waters | Apr 5, 2016 | Adventure, Blog Post

I want to live every day to the fullest. I want to travel and explore and attempt new things. To me, that is the essence of living. Let me ask you a question. Are you still experiencing adventures, or, as you age is life becoming boring and predictable? Recently while...

It’s Time To Lead

by Ray Waters | Mar 22, 2016 | Blog Post, Leadership

Leadership is a powerful word. It is tossed around as the most important ingredient for success in politics, sports and business. We hang on every word a leader says. If it came from the lips of Winston Churchill or Vince Lombardi or Jack Webb we treat it as if it...

Learning to be Real

by Ray Waters | Mar 20, 2016 | Blog Post, Growth

I have a pet peeve. It really gets under my skin to be around a person who pretends everything is perfect in their life. Don’t misunderstand, I like being around an optimistic person way more than I like being with a pessimistic person. It’s the faker that frustrates...

Fighting Fear

by Ray Waters | Mar 18, 2016 | Blog Post, Growth

Do the thing you fear the most…..  And the death of fear is certain.  I don’t know when I learned that little saying, but it has been in my memory for most of my life. As a teenager,  I remember repeating it over and over in my head while climbing up the ladder...

Defeating Negative Self Talk

by Ray Waters | Mar 17, 2016 | Blog Post, Growth

The year was 1977.  I was 15 years old just beginning to attend a new high school.  I had a few friends at the new school, but like so many my age, I was a intimidated by some of the upperclassmen.  They were just bigger, hairier, and scarier than any of the kids I...