WF Pride: Integrity

It’s an interesting political season – and that’s a huge understatement.  It’s pretty sad really that these two, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, are our choices for President of the United States.   So much dishonesty, so many lies, partial truths, and half-truths, to go alongside topics such as taxes, deleting emails, Benghazi, national security, building a wall, race, poverty, education, …

WF Pride: Integrity

“Stupid idiot! This person doesn’t know how to drive! Get out of the way!” I yelled as I tried to maneuver the traffic jam on the S-Curve in Grand Rapids; all while my wife and daughter sat listening to me have my selfish outburst, like a baby without a bottle.  What was I doing?  Why was I so mad at …

WF Pride: Integrity

I went to bed last night so relieved that the day was coming to a close.  It had been one of those days where I felt “off” the whole day or as I usually refer to the feeling as being “in a funk.”  I should have been aware because my “funk” usually follows a few days of busy activity that …

WF Pride: Integrity

In December of 2001, George O’Leary became the new head football coach at Notre Dame. Five days later coach O’Leary resigned after admitting to falsifying parts of his academic and athletic background on his resume. It was a great embarrassment to one of the most prestigious universities in the world. We live in a society where people will do anything …

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Our home has a place for nearly everything, and I like it that way.  Maybe I’m a little anal, or maybe my wife just trained me well.  Whatever it is, I enjoy the organization of it.  And as I get older, it helps me remember where stuff is.  I like that the shoes go in front of the closet, and …

WF Pride: Integrity

A few weeks ago I had the chance to sit down with an old friend, reminisce for a bit, and talk about what he does for a living including his role in the hiring of new team members.  One thing from our conversation really stood out to me. He said, “I hire people based on their character, values and work …

WF Pride: Integrity

WF Pride Integrity Chad Cottingham My wife Kristen shared a story about being a young girl, maybe 8 years old, and at the grocery store with her mother. While in the checkout line, she spotted some lifesavers that she desperately wanted. She asked if she could have them and got a resounding “No” for an answer. Bummed and saddened by her …

WF Pride: Integrity

WF Pride Integrity Chad Cottingham I remember getting our first computer in the fall of 1997. Kristen and I were so excited to get that new ‘Gateway 200’ all set up. We didn’t care that we had just spent nearly $2000 dollars on it – almost our entire savings – it was worth it to us. Connecting to the internet for …

WF Pride: Integrity

WF Pride Integrity Chad Cottingham Apples to Apples is a fun, family friendly game that people can play in large groups. If you haven’t played it before, here’s the object of the game. Each player gets 7 cards with random words, people, places, things, etc… a noun. Then a community green card, an adjective, is chosen from that rounds judge. Each …

WF Pride: Integrity

WF Pride Integrity Chad Cottingham “I swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth” – a mantra recited dozens of times a week in TV shows and movies. It’s so familiar that its significance can be overlooked. But, when sworn in a court or other official proceeding, it makes everything said afterward either the truth or …