38. Hiking Your Way to Successful Projects

My oldest son is in Boy Scouts. It seems there is never a shortage of campouts scheduled for these young men. Each campout is organized with some sort of hike involved, and in an effort to be a good father I attend all of them with him. He loves it. I, on the other hand, love being with him...and therefore suffer through the hard ground and sleepless nights that sleeping outdoors has to offer. When it comes to camping, I feel like I have served my sentence. You see, I grew up camping and hiking with four brothers and no sisters. It wasn’t until I was an adult that I realized the reasons my parents took us hiking and camping on EVERY vacation. First, it didn’t matter too much when their rambunctious boys ...

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