People who recognize me when I’m out and about usually like to stop me to ask a question or two about a concern of theirs. Typically the first thing to come out of their mouths is a brief resume on who they are and what they’ve done. Well, one young man was telling me about… Read More »
Trying is Unacceptable
I have spent the better part of my life working to better the lives of people, reaching the up and out to the down and out, helping rocky marriages and helping to launch rocketing careers. I have seen my share of both challenges and treaties, defeats and triumphs. Throughout them all, nothing can replace the… Read More »
Wisdom For A Better Life
Knowledge is not nearly as important as wisdom. In fact, wisdom can use knowledge, but knowledge cannot use wisdom. Those who believe that knowledge is just as important as wisdom usually like to collect information, which may make a person smarter, but not necessarily wise. You see, to know something would be like knowing nothing… Read More »
Follow Instructions
One of the most difficult things for people to do is follow instructions or directions, especially when it appears as though the instructions or directions are incorrect. Have you ever had anyone give you directions to a particular place and their directions led you down a dark road that appeared to go nowhere? Or, you… Read More »
The Power of Reach
Where would you like to go? …Seriously! What would you like to do? …No, really! How much money would you like to make? …No kidding! There is an element of your human physiology that is hidden deep within the crevasses of your capacity to think; to intellectually reason, to envision, and dream that cannot be… Read More »
The Journey of Boundless Faith
I would like for you to take a few minutes and imagine yourself on a journey…a trail through an unknown country or land in which you are unfamiliar. The terrain is dissimilar from what you are accustomed to, the people are nameless strangers, and you have no prior experience or tutoring to help you cope… Read More »
Disarming Pressure and Stress
HOW DO YOU HANDLE PRESSURE OR STRESS? Pressure has a way of disorienting you, scrambling your brain patterns, and causing confusion. If you don’t learn to get a handle on it the moment it appears, the result could be drastic mood swings and destructive behavior patterns.
The Lesson Failure Taught Me
The disguise of failure can often deceive people into thinking that failure is actually fatal. When in fact, failure is not fatal, nor is success final. It is important to have a healthy perspective about life, success, and struggles, when one experiences failure, because of the frustration and disappointment often associated with it. However,… Read More »
Missing "U"
It has been said, that if the letter ‘U’ were removed from the alphabet, the English language would lose over 3000 words. In defining what I believe is a critical element of creative, effective writing; I think about the famous quote from “Animal Farm”: “All words are equal, but some words are more equal than… Read More »
The Strength of Perseverance
If I could give in a single word the missing ingredient that people seem to lack in their pursuit of excellence, or in reaching their goals or avoiding discouragement, it would be perseverance. To define perseverance in its most generic term, it would be described as the ability to ‘keep on keeping on.’ Most people… Read More »