Tommy talks about Emma and Drews fav new app for the iphone, Pocket Pond. School starts this week, Boo and the heat is still upon NE Wisconsin. Whatever you do kids, be the best at it. You kids rock!!

Hey what do you know. I WON a free box of Breyers ice cream bars from @justjulie on twitter. How fun is that??!??! School is just around the corner and the fall chill is close approaching. I LOVE FALL!!

Tommy talks about the little things in life that make life so great. A small note or smile or handshake can really make a difference. Hand written thank you notes make a difference too. Its pretty amazing the impact of the little things.

Tommy talks about just being happy. Enjoying what you have and being happy if others excel or have things you do not have. Just be happy with what you have and don’t worry about what you don’t have. Happiness starts from within.

I had to the opportunity to be part of the build for the Extreme makeover – Home Edition build in Neenah, WI and to say it was a humbling experience would be an understatement. This is my raw footage of all the action as it happened. 20,000 volunteers over the course of a week, 200 at a time on the build site alone. What an amazing community building opportunity. The president of Lexington homes, Jeff Marlow worked tirelessly all day drumming up donations to pay off the mortgage for the Arboleda family. They can take the credentials away from me, but they can never take the experience away!

Tommy talks to all the cowardly people in the newspapers who hide behind their avatars and leave vile and venom filled comments regarding the Arboleda family who was selected as an Extreme Makeover Home edition recipient. These comments are just terrible. From wanting to know what they did to deserve this to pointing fingers at how big their family is and it’s their fault for having so many kids to why not spend the money on other more deserving families. One person even said “he has a masters why not get a better job?” Is this really what this is all about? NO!!! It’s about making a dream come true. It’s about the community and coming together. How amazing is this for the people and town of Neenah. The exposure is wonderful and the good will, over the top awesome! Why can’t we all just be thankful for this family? Why can’t we all just love serving and helping others in need? Why must we cut down the process and chastise the family?
Can’t we just be happy for them? Remember kids… if life was fair, none of us would be there. Never forget that.

Sorry about the sound folks… all fixed! Tommy today talks about communication and the importance of having open channels of communication. The CEO was just in his office talking through things and its amazing he difference between this job and his old job at RRD. Tommy & Clara were in the Little Chute community play based on Alice in Wonderland. Tommy was a card and clara was a flower. Well done by all.

Well my phone has been ringing off the hook this am…ever since the news was released. The Vice President of Manufacturing for the RRD Menasha division put in his 2 weeks notice and is leaving to take his career in a teaching direction. WOW what message does this send to the plant as the main leader leaves so close to union contract negotiations…and who will fill his shoes? Good luck to him.

Tommy talks about leadership traits and the trait of a good leader which is delegation. The 4 traits of a good leader are 1, hire good people, break down barriers, get out of their way and delegate responsibility,