Mentors, Musings, and Word Choices with Michael Perry

“I don’t care what others think about me!” Raise your hand if you’ve ever said that before. Pretty much everyone? That’s what I thought. Now, let’s try it again with a slight variation, and be 100% honest… Raise your hand if you actually don’t care what others think about you—if…

In this video blog, I answer a reader question: How do I be a good influence on friends who aren’t necessarily a good influence on me? Blog Notes: You can be the kind of friend that other people need to be without getting in the pool with them. You don’t…

Several weeks ago, I realized that for the first time in my life, I was not interested in the upcoming Olympic games. Having always been a huge fan, I wasn’t sure if my indifference was due to the “China” factor or the realization that my short-term goals do not include…

Tune in to hear Sean share stories behind “Over Yonder”—a tender, funny tale of “found family” set on Alabama’s Gulf Coast.

I remember the day last spring when Brett Favre retired. My eight year old heard it first and came to tell me. Two days later, we watched his press conference together on ESPN and then carefully saved the following week’s Sports Illustrated with Brett on the cover, crying. We are…