A Reflection of Gratitude … Relatively Speaking! One of the things I love most about Albert Einstein is that he had a way (at times) to simplify some of the most important decisions that we make in our lives. He said this about how we see the world, “One of the most important decisions we…
20 Things You Can Do To Be More Grateful … Do you sometimes find it difficult to stay focused on the things that make you happy? Do you ever find yourself forgetting about all of the things that you have … and instead focusing on the things that you don’t? Do you struggle with how…
That’s What Friend Are For … “For good times, for bad times, I’ll be by your side forever more, That’s what friends are for!” Burt Bacharach & Carole Bayer Sager Back in 1982 Dionne Warwick and Friends (Elton John, Stevie Wonder, and Gladys Knight) collaborated on the hit song entitled “That’s What Friends Are For.” Recently,…
Multiplying Your Talents … Yesterday we talked about the difference between talents and skills. We said that getting clear about your talents, strengths, and gifts, will lead you to your purpose. Well maybe that got you thinking … how will I know if I’m getting close to my purpose? Here’s how you know you’re getting…
Talents, Skills, and Being Extraordinary! People seem to use the words talents and skills interchangeably, almost as if they had the same meaning. I believe that talents and skills are different. Talents encompass your strengths, your brilliance, and your genius. And by genius, I mean in its original form found in the word – genie…
Taken To The Cleaners … Have you ever taken your clothes to the dry cleaners … Only to find that and they come back in worse condition than when you dropped them off? I started taking my dry cleaning to Delia’s Cleaners here in Phoenix, as the one I was using was getting pretty pricey.…
Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow! Think back about where you were exactly one year ago today on today’s date? What were you doing? Where were you? Now think ahead … where will you be exactly one year from now on this same day? What will you be doing? Where will you be? Okay now think back…
20 Truths About Fear … Fear can paralyze. Fear can kill (yes, literally watch the news). Fear can be disguised as anger, rage, resentment, lack of forgiveness, and greed. It can be your friend … most of the time it’s not. Fear can cause you to play small. It can be a defense mechanism for…
Oops … I Did It … Again! Saturday I had a chance to watch my girlfriend’s 12 year old daughter Ally play club volley ball. They won their first match pretty quickly and then moved onto the next. It was during this second match that I watched the negative affects that poor leadership has on…
“Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.” Thomas Jefferson The topic for this week is wisdom. As you know wisdom is defined as – “the state of being wise.” Following the definition path for wise you find – “having the power of discerning and judging properly as to what is true or right.” And that’s where it seems to get a little bit tricky for…