In This Economy, Are You a Miser or a Giver?
As a result of what people hear about the economy, many hang on to every last penny that they have.  You can choose to be influenced by the media, or you can choose to be a giver.
What? Give in these times? Yes, I am talking about [...]

Based on a True Story
I like to watch movies based on true stories.  Recently, I saw for the first time the movie, “Music from the Heart.”  It is the amazing story of Roberta Guaspari who started an amazing violin program in East Harlem.
Most of the time, these kinds of movies inspire us.  That is certainly [...]

Are You Afraid Of Losing Your Job?
There are people today who are worried about losing their job.  With the daily news of downsizing and company failures, many people are becoming afraid that they could become unemployed.
Recently, I have talked to a number of people who have lost their jobs.  I have also been talking to [...]

Predict Your Future!
You can predict your future.  You really can predict your own success or your own failure.  “Nonsense!” you say?  It really is true.
Consider this. If you have absolutely no control over your future, then why worry about anything?  Whatever is going to happen to you is going to happen anyway, right?  That’s called [...]

Turn Off The News!
Have you watched the news on T.V. lately?  How did you feel at the end of the newscast, if you lasted through it even that long?  Did you feel positive and encouraged?  Not hardly!
There is no denying that we are living in some very trying times.  And, along with all the news [...]

Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation
Ever since the traditional “first Thanksgiving”” celebration in 1621, there have been many subsequent celebrations. I have read that the first recorded Thanksgiving observance was held on June 29, 1671 at Charlestown, Massachusetts by proclamation of the town’s governing council.
During the 1700s, it was common practice for individual [...]

Stay Away From The Pity Parties and The Over Night Success Promises!
There are people today who have lost their savings. There are others who have lost their jobs.  There are people today who are scared.  There is plenty of uncertainty these days.
Despite all that is going on, I wanted to caution you about two groups [...]

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 [...]