A Little Appreciation Goes a Long Way

by Mack Munro | | Growth, Story

It’s December 5, 1983, at 5:30 in the evening and I’m on a bus traveling from Los Angeles down to San Diego. The day started early.  I woke up at 3:00 AM and quietly left the house I grew up in for the last time. As a boy anyway.  I’m on my way to Navy boot camp.  I...

Just a Little Encouragement

by Mack Munro | | Growth, Story

I’m sorting through a plastic bag filled with old papers, booklets, brochures, newspaper clippings, and photos.  My eyes are watering, not because anything is sentimental, but because it’s so dusty. This is a bag of Malcolm’s Greatest Hits according to my mom.  She...

I Can Do This

by Mack Munro | | Growth

It’s 4:00 in the afternoon and I’m standing in a long line of people waiting for a ride.  It’s noisy and chaotic.  I’m just excited to be heading home. My driver’s name is Shirley and she’s picking me up in a green Ford truck. Everyone around me is finding their ride...

My Own Kind of Hat

by Mack Munro | | Growth

I’m writing this on an early Sunday morning on a plane heading over to Albuquerque, NM.   I’ll be speaking at the state HR conference there this week. This was the other drawing I did while waiting out the storm in Houston on Sunday.   You might be familiar with...

There’s More Than Enough for All of Us

by Mack Munro | | Growth

For some reason, this year I’ve rediscovered a passion for Jujyfruit.  Maybe it’s those fond memories of sneaking a box into movie theaters as a kid.  Maybe it’s how they make you drool like a dog when you get a mouthful in.  It’s my new guilty pleasure. Except that...

The Live Experience

by Mack Munro | | Blog, Growth

Don’t you hate it when one of your favorite songs on your Spotify playlist is magically replaced by a live version of it? I like live albums.  There also some songs that only work in their live version.  Think Peter Frampton’s Do You Feel Like We Do. What doesn’t work...