Tag: Life Lessons
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Lessons Collected Off the Course – 2
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Love Is a Choice, Not a Structure When I was 19, I worked nights at a driving range. Nothing glamorous.Buckets, lights, closing duties.The kind of job where conversations happen because there’s nothing else to do. My closing partner was Allen. He was older than me.Had three daughters.They were all getting married around the same time.…
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When the AI Tsunami Hits the Human Soul
Author’s Note Written in October 2025.AI is evolving faster than any technology we’ve seen. By the time you read this, some of what I describe may already be outdated — and that’s part of the story. This series isn’t about the tools. It’s about awareness, adaptation, and what it means to stay human in a…
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Some Stay Behind, Others Got Left Behind — The AI Wave Doesn’t Wait
Author’s Note Written in October 2025.AI is evolving faster than any technology we’ve seen. By the time you read this, some of what I describe may already be outdated — and that’s part of the story. This series isn’t about the tools. It’s about awareness, adaptation, and what it means to stay human in a…
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Learning to Work with AI, Not Against It
Author’s Note Written in October 2025.AI is evolving faster than any technology we’ve seen. By the time you read this, some of what I describe may already be outdated — and that’s part of the story. This series isn’t about the tools. It’s about awareness, adaptation, and what it means to stay human in a…
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The Professor’s Pivot: From Catching Students Using AI to Encouraging It
Author’s Note Written in October 2025.AI is evolving faster than any technology we’ve seen. By the time you read this, some of what I describe may already be outdated — and that’s part of the story. This series isn’t about the tools. It’s about awareness, adaptation, and what it means to stay human in a…
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One Click, One Reply: Building My Social Media AI Bot
Post 4 of 9 – Field of the Dream Series There was a time when I felt like I was drowning in social media messages. Not because of volume, but because of expectation. Our ownership team had high standards (rightfully so), and the number of platforms we were expected to monitor just kept growing: Facebook,…
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From Blog Posts to Products That Belong
Since launching MyJLStory, I’ve written more than 60 articles — and I’m still writing. Golf lessons. Food stories. Reflections on life and work. Every post is one piece of a bigger picture. Lately, I’ve been asking myself: Is there a way to share these lessons in a more organized package? Because if an article resonates…
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Money Is Your Army
I once told my wife that money is like an army. Not just numbers on a bank screen, not just paper in a wallet. Little armies. They show up when you call them, and they fight the battles you cannot fight yourself. She never liked handling money. Counting it made her uncomfortable. Spending it made…
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Thank You, Jeremy & Jeff – My Kitchen Mentors
Before I ever ran a kitchen, I learned how to cook. Stefan taught me the techniques—knife work, flavor building, plating. But technique only gets you so far. It wasn’t until I worked with Jeremy and Jeff that I began to understand what it really means to run a kitchen. They taught me the difference between…
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“Just Like My Father” Was Not Meant to Be a Compliment, But It Is to Me
Whenever I get into an argument with my wife, she will often say, “You are just like your father!” For most people, that would sound like an insult. Many kids grow up believing they will not be like their parents, especially when they become parents themselves. They tell themselves they will do things differently. Yet…