Humor is a Funny Thing … Seriously! As we approach the 4th of July we are already officially past the half way point through the year, I thought we would take a laughter break. You may recall in the Jack Nicholson movie, The Shining that, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.”…
When I Grow Up … Making Your Dreams Come True! Do you remember when you were a kid and someone asked you what you wanted to be when you grew up? “I want to be a … fireman, policeman, a nurse, a superhero, etc.” So what did you want to be when you grew up?…
Hey Don’t Wait … I Got An Idea! This week we’re talking about ideas … After pondering the topic I had this realization … ideas are simply thoughts that when acted upon, materialize in the physical world. For example, the Empire State Building was just an idea that formed in someone’s mind. It took action…
Hope and Change and Change and Hope and … Get Over it! Webster’s dictionary defines hope as a feeling. It states … hope is “the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best.” I believe that hope begins with a thought, a frame of mind, and…
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…
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…
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…