Mark Matteson

I was watching some YouTube videos by speaking mentors of mine on a personal retreat in Coupeville, WA (on bucolic Whidbey Island, WA) recently when I came across this little song/powerpoint by Ahmad Jamal. Some food for thought. As you read the list, ask yourself, which one are you? Rich people believe THEY create their […]

I am reading a little book entitled “Anyway” by Keith Kent. He lists the 10 Paradoxical Commandments. Here they are. They remind me of my youngest son Evan. We are headed out in December to watch him play basketball in Hawaii, three games on three islands. Can’t wait. He lives many of these commandments. It’s […]

Do you remember the movie “Princess Bride” with Cary Elwes? I was in Baltimore conducting a Keynote to 900 people a couple of weeks ago. I had 300 copies of my new book “A Simple Choice” shipped UPS to the hotel. I went to the front desk and they informed me I could find them […]

Edgar Guest died when I was two years old. His poetry and short stories were profoundly simple and simply profound. Here is a sampling. I hope you enjoy them. Lord, Make A Regular Man Out Of Me This I would like to be- braver and bolder, Just a bit wiser because I am older, Just […]