by Mike | Nov 4, 2017 | Heaven, Silicon Valley
”What is your life? It is a mist that appears for a little while. Then it disappears.” James 4:14 When I first heard about Steve Jobs death I was working Oracle OpenWorld in San Francisco (October 5, 2011). I had walked up to the Apple Store near Union Square to...
by Mike | Oct 12, 2017 | Life Coaching, Silicon Valley
“The serious business of Heaven is joy.” CS Lewis I have a dear friend who for several years invited my son and I to join him and his son to Opening Day of the San Francisco 49ers season at the now defunct Candlestick Park. It was always a memorable day, which...
by Mike | Sep 26, 2017 | Corona del Mar, Heaven, Silicon Valley, Uncategorized
“Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.” Genesis 2:3 God was setting an important example for us when he rested after six days of work in the opening book of the Bible. Work is a...
by Mike | Jun 6, 2016 | Silicon Valley
“Next to love, balance is the most important thing.” – Coach John Wooden (click image for “Circle of Life” quiz) Prologue (4.2) To me that it’s the simple things in life that can make the biggest difference. This story starts with a bit of an epiphany I had one night...
by Mike | Mar 6, 2016 | Silicon Valley
“The road is better than the inn.” Miguel de Cervantes Prologue (4.1) ROLM Corporation was a dream company to start a career, and they were led by one of the truly great Silicon Valley pioneers, Ken Oshman, who established “Great Place To Work” (GPW) as a corporate...
by Mike | Feb 28, 2016 | Silicon Valley, Surfing in Heaven Original Blogs
“Material possessions, winning scores, and great reputations are meaningless in the eyes of the Lord, because He knows what we really are and that is all that matters.” Coach John Wooden Prologue (Part 4 of 4) The intent of this final prologue is to briefly review my...
