by Jason Lauritsen | Sep 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
If you know me personally, subscribe to this blog, or we are Facebook friends, you know that my oldest son is a Marine. He’s been a Marine now for over a year. Being the parent of a soldier is an experience that I don’t know you can really prepare for and...
by Jason Lauritsen | Jul 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
One of the best books I’ve found over the past year is Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World by Adam Grant. As an accused non-conformist, I dove into this book expecting to find validation and reinforcement that my brand of making waves was somehow the...
by Jason Lauritsen | Jun 14, 2016 | Uncategorized
“Dad. Dad. Dad!” I remember this ritual with my dad when I was a kid. Trying to get his attention drawn away from whatever he was doing. And, now, I’ve recognized my kids doing the same with me as they try to rattle me free from scanning something...
by Jason Lauritsen | Mar 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
Since returning from my Global Village trip to Guatemala with Habitat for Humanity in December, I’ve had it on my list to write up some lessons I took from this experience. Suddenly, it’s March and 2016 is briskly marching by. Before another week can pass,...
by Jason Lauritsen | Feb 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
In December of last year, I had the opportunity to join a Habitat for Humanity Global Village volunteer trip to Guatemala. I spent the week with a team of volunteers from all over the US. Our time there was spent building a home, latrines, and smokeless stoves for...
