Motivational
Think And Grow Rich: A Step by Step Plan
Imagine two situations; 1) finding $1000, that is yours to keep with no strings attached and 2) earning $1000 through hard-work. I’m curious - is there any difference between the value of them? Do you consider one to be worth more than the other? Is ther [read more...]
The Cure is a Story of Hope for Those Suffering from Addiction
In 1984 upon a frigid black October night, during gale-force, howling winds along with steady sheets of rainfall which fiercely pounded the surfaces close to the Sacramento River. A young man who had been drinking all day numbly faced the rainfall and staggere [read more...]
Life’s Interruptions: Are You Making the Most of Them?
I don’t know about you, but I feel like I’ve had more than my fair share of unplanned interruptions over the last few months. The most recent being a huge blizzard that pretty much closed down Washington, D.C. and kept my four kids home from schoo [read more...]
Puttin’ On The Ritz - Not For Everyone
Every so often the universe goes into overdrive to get a message through to me, and recently she’s been working overtime. I’m sure she sees it as divine intervention, but I see it as being a little pushy. Either way, I get the message and it always [read more...]
How to Stop the Worry?
In today’s climate, more people seem to be worrying about more things. Will I lose my job, will I have enough money to pay my bills, will I be able to retire, are my kids growing up right and does my wife still love me, are a few of the things people wor [read more...]
How To Retire Positively
When reaching the age when you are forced to alter your lifestyle whether you want to or not is equally as awkward and tough as the mid-life crisis which you somehow survived a few years ago.
What is the most constructive way of approaching this next ph [read more...]
How to Live in Freedom - Feed Your Fire!
If you are looking for ways to live in freedom, try feeding your freedom fire! Freedom rings, people sing! In actuality, it was July 2nd that Continental Congress approved the declaration and July 4th was the day the press release was approved.
Also, th [read more...]
Joannie Rochette: Olympic Courage Despite Tragic Loss
Just hours after learning that her mother had died of a sudden massive heart attack, Canadian figure skater Joannie Rochette was back on the ice. One of the favorites to win an Olympic medal, she practiced her jumps over and over again while her father watched [read more...]
Creative Team Building
How many offices have you worked in where a supervisor or some other mid-level management person decided that it was time for everyone to participate in some sort of team building exercise? It was usually something lame, like a scavenger hunt or some sort of [read more...]
Transgender Individuals - Quiet & Brave
The other day, I was thinking of people who I admire and felt that they exhibited bravery in daily life and those individuals who are Transgender made my mental list. I originally was thinking in terms of the typical firefighters and EMTs (my daughter is both [read more...]