Darrell Thomsen

At the age of fourteen, I remodeled houses to gain experience and earn an income. My mother and father were recently divorced and I, who...

Several years ago, back when I was a young man full of venom and vigor, I grew up being moved from one place to the another. I never...

“Leaders with HEART, win the hearts of the people they lead…,” said one of my colleagues over a cup of morning coffee after reading it on...

If you are not aware, the higher you advance up the leadership chain, people talk more about you rather than to you. This happens with...

I am not a plumber, but let something affect the plumbing flow in my house, and I can become one quick, fast, and in a hurry as the...

If there is one thing that makes all the difference in the health and welfare of a team or organization, it is what I call, “FAN-ship.”...

I very much enjoy humor, always have. Perhaps because its use, throughout my life’s journey, has gotten me through some really tough...

I am at war! No, not with another human being, but with moles and voles. My yard must be the Mecca of mole/vole activity. These moles and...

If you are going to make a resolution, then resolve to, “Come alive in 2025!” To come “ALIVE” is to: Be Authentic : Let authenticity be...

The plenary session is over, and the “Quad C” line is building in length; complementors, conversationalists, complainers, and correctors...

I love the holiday season not so much for commercialism, but for the camaraderie among family and friends, and for the clarion call to...

Years ago, I was sitting inside this well-known restaurant where you pick your choice meat, season it, and cook it on a 24-foot rectangle...

Have you ever noticed that some of our favorite Christmas carols depict Santa in unintended ways? Like the famous song, “Santa Clause is...

During one of my many birthday celebrations, I had the opportunity to experience something I had never before encountered, it literally...

A proclamation of experience through the ages declares this one truth indissoluble: when it comes to politics nothing is ever set in...

Like an aspiring Chef seeking some morsels of insights from great Chefs they know; in my early career, I aspired to do the same and took...

America is genuinely the land of the free, and the home of the brave, not merely because of our military with whom I spent the majority...

A few years ago, I found myself in a conversation with several leaders while attending a senior leader training school. It was during the...

There is a timeless question that is so commonplace that most people don’t consider its depth. The question is, and I have asked it on...

Having lived in Alaska for three years, I had the opportunity to meet all sorts of unique people: some transforming, some troubling, some...