Erika Dietz

The young man with acne galore leaned out of the window and said, “I’m sorry it’s taken so long – the cooks are really slow today.” I asked if I could speak to the manager and he said, “Well, I’m the manager.” My […]

Even after the fat lady sings, it’s still not over. Half of my business is made up of cases where parents need to change their custodial agreements and orders due to changed circumstances. The agreements that w […]

Whole Foods Market is a popular, well-respected grocery store for their values and encouraging happy living. They provide the highest quality of natural and organic products available, care for their customers, su […]

Journalist Jane Cunningham Croly was not only a pioneer in her career in journalism but was the founder and driving force behind the American women’s club movement. In 1869, a chance occurrence sent her on an […]

You come home absolutely exhausted from another long day at work – and now you have to do your “real” work because you’ve spent all day in meetings and those drive-by conversations with your team, your peers, […]

Ahoy!
Set your sails for two of Fort Worth’s finest seafood landmarks!
Summer is finally here. I don’t know about you, but I tend to crave seafood during the summer months. Luckily, Fort Worthians are ble […]

Every leader knows they are only as good as their team, and oddly enough we spend hours in the hiring process and even then there is a chance of hiring the wrong candidate.

Hiring the wrong person can be very […]

What are sweet dreams made of?

Are dreams visions of a fabulous life easy to achieve?

Do dreams suddenly come to fruition without a second thought?
According to the lyrics to one of my favorite songs […]

Recently, someone sent me a list of prescription drugs her friend was taking. The friend was taking sixteen prescribed drugs daily and four more on an “as needed” basis. The person who sent me the list had res […]

Lately here at Guru, we’ve been working with several students interested in attending a faith-based institution for college. So that got us thinking, what are the advantages of a Christian college education? How […]

Father’s Day is vastly approaching us, if it hasn’t already come and gone by the time you read this piece. This time of the year is an opportunity to honor every father who shows up for his children each day, and […]

As Lewis Carroll famously said, “If you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there.” In previous articles, I have written advice on getting to where you want to go personally. The same is true for […]

My friend Buddy loves to tell this story. The first time I heard it, Buddy and I were sitting on the terrace of the Oasis Restaurant in Austin. The Oasis overlooks Lake Travis, and any true Texan, born and bred, […]

School is out (or nearly out for some of you — sorry! Keep studying!), so is it time to click the brain off and the new “Summer Jam” playlist on? Not completely, but there’s a happy medium here. Let’s talk about […]

Given our recent celebration of Memorial Day honoring the many men and women who gave their lives for the freedoms we enjoy in America, it got me thinking of all the many heroes and heroines who have affected each […]

Nettie Maria Stevens, a scientist and biologist, accomplished more in her short life than most of us will – given many more years on this earth. The men around her, doing similar research, felt that women were c […]

Predators are everywhere. Whether you live in the city, the country, or somewhere in between, the danger is real. Attacks usually happen during the dark nighttime hours, but they have been known to happen in broad […]