The Little Known Secret About Gratitude!
A couple of years ago, my wife and I were in Italy with thirty-eight other people on a tour bus.  It is such a beautiful country, and the food is just fabulous!  Having a tour guide for those six days taught us much about the country.
I remember one afternoon the [...]

A Lack of Confidence!
It seems like there is a lack of confidence in many things that people have previously trusted in.  Financial institutions that have been around for over a hundred years are gone.  Companies have gone bankrupt.  The phrase, “job security” seems to be a misnomer.
Shady practices of lending institutions have been exposed.  The [...]

Less is More, But Can More be Less?
In business, the phrase, “less is more,” means that keeping things simple and clear will make for a better product.  In other words, you don’t need a whole lot of extras.  Just keep it simple and your product will actually be “more” of what it would be if [...]

This Economic Mess Just Isn’t Fair!
What happened?  Who is responsible for this economic mess?  This is not my fault and it just isn’t fair!
Sound familiar?
As our children were growing up, I told them many times that life is not fair.  No one ever said it would be; and, it never will be.  Things will happen [...]

This article may upset some people. It will not be liked by those who rely on the government to solve all their problems. It will not be like by those who have developed a habit of not taking responsibility for their own lives.
But, perhaps this article may get some people to honestly ask [...]

Are Weeds Growing In Your Head?
I have written before about how thoughts can be “weed seeds.”  Negative or destructive thoughts in our mind are very similar to weeds in a flowerbed or garden.   They will grow and flourish unless we get them out
So what about the words that we speak?  Can they be “weed seeds” [...]

Are You Tired of Your Job?
Is your present job fulfilling? Are you energized and inspired at work? Sadly, a lot of people just can’t wait to get out of their present job and move into something new and exciting.
They are tired of all the hassles and challenges at their job. They are [...]

It Figures!
Those who are always expecting things to go wrong have an expression that they like to use.  When something goes amiss, they chime in and say, “It figures.”
Now of course they have other expressions too.  At times, they use similar expressions like, “I knew that would happen” or, “I never get a break!”
Have you [...]

Recently there was a news report that Colonel Sanders’s 68-year-old recipe was being secretly moved from its previous storage spot until security could be revamped.   The story went on to say that only one copy of the legendary recipe exists on a single sheet of yellowed notebook paper, with the ingredients handwritten in pencil. The [...]

A lot of people really think that the reason “rich people” are so happy and positive is because they are rich and successful.  Therefore, it’s easy for them to be that way.  But is that really true?
In so many of the motivational books and courses, you will hear and read over and over, that the [...]