"My 'Mike' is my husband Tommy. My best friend, my Bird. We had a blind date end of March 2006, engaged in May and married on July 10th!!!! We will celebrate our 10th anniversary this year and yes, people thought we were crazy....LOL! This man and our children amaze me everyday and I am truly blessed. He loves ME and I HIM, not the idea of who we want each other to be. The absolute epitome of unconditional love 💗 "

I am a huge fan of Simon Sinek. Simon poses a great question in his TED talk. Are we looking out for one another? Building on what Simon is talking about, I pose the same question as it applies to our everyday life in addition to the workplace. Contact me at john@hightopcoaching.com to discuss.

Congratulations to Joel Reader for completing the Denver Marathon on May 15th. This is Joel's 11th marathon in his 8th different state. First 5:07. Two sub 4's. PR 3:57:58. So proud of you Joel...

Happy Birthday Sarah. We love you. Janny and Pops

This past weekend, my wife and I had the good fortune to have our two beautiful granddaughters Madeline and Sarah spend the time with us on Bald Head Island. My oldest granddaughter, Madeline, and I had a really nice conversation about friends. Madeline is very familiar with the High Top Coaching business and hopes to be a coach for HTC in years to come. I asked Madeline, "Who is your Mike?" Who is the friend that you honor, trust and love? Who is your friend that holds you

Michele is my Mike, no question about it. Michele and I met in 1992 in college. We had an instant connection. Makes me laugh just as hard today as she did then. We became roommates in college after she studied abroad in France and we had the time of our lives. She was an accounting major and I was an English Literature bum. She'd take the 8:00 classes and my earliest class was practically noon. We were opposites, yet alike in so many ways. We have never had an argument. It's

Friends having dinner and sharing stories on Mike's Day. Barb, Len, Janice, John, Cindy. BHI, NC #HonoringFriends #MikesDay

I married Janice on May 2, 7671 days ago at 4:20pm on the island of St. Thomas. This was the most precious moment of my life. We sailed that evening on a 40 ft sailboat named "New Horizons." The journey and adventure continues on moment to moment.

Check out Steve's great article here about Croquet in North Carolina.