by John G. Self | Jul 19, 2013 | Stories
Most people will go their entire lives without being summoned to the church fellowship hall by a frantic looking woman who has grabbed the microphone from the pulpit and yelled, “John Self, you are needed immediately in the fellowship hall.” At the moment of the...
by John G. Self | Jul 12, 2013 | Stories
Heaven on earth is an oft-repeated phrase. Unfortunately, in our digital age this really important sentiment is too often a throw away phrase. Heaven is that place where so many people aspire to be when their life on earth comes to a close. It is a Biblical...
by John G. Self | Jul 5, 2013 | Leadership, Stories
My father was a great baker, a virtual artist with his knives, piping jelly and decorating tube. For more than 35 years he delighted his customers with his wedding cakes, ornate teacakes and birthday cakes bearing an uncanny likeness to the celebrant. During those 30...
by John G. Self | Jun 28, 2013 | Healthcare, Stories
Editor’s Note: John G. Self has been traveling extensively for the past month. He is taking today off. The following blog appeared of March 9, 2009. Mr. Self was in Ann Arbor for a lecture to the healthcare management graduate students at the University of...
by John G. Self | Jun 7, 2013 | Stories
They say you are what you eat. If that is true – the woman sitting next to me at breakfast in my hotel, was glaring disapprovingly at my breakfast menu selection – I must be an ax murderer. For me it was just a preferred Sunday morning choice: a stack of Plain Jane...
by John G. Self | May 31, 2013 | Stories
CHICAGO — Everything goes in spits and spurts. That wisdom was from my Grandmother Jackson. Note the capitalization of the “G” in grandmother. Ms. Cora was worthy of that respect. She created and she sustained so many wonderful memories of my youth and, day...
