As Valentine’s Day approaches, how can I not think about or write about the heart? In fact, the Valentine I gave my lovely wife back in 1961 when we were 10 year-old, elementary school sweethearts will adorn our refrigerator once again this year. But, while Valentine’s cards and chocolate hearts are nice, this year I […]
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In 2020, Be your Best 9/12 Self
In 2020, Be your Best 9/12 Self It’s 2020. A new decade begins and what are we faced with? Well, it’s not very pretty. Our society is plagued with mental health issues like depression, high anxiety and loneliness. We’ve become addicted to the technology (our cell phones) that was supposed to improve our lives. Oh […]
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Back in 2009, Simon Sinek brought new awareness to TED Talks with his famous How Great Leaders Inspire Action presentation. In Sinek’s talk he explained that as corporate entities, we communicate well what we do and how we do it. He went on to say, however, that the real meaning for any company, its purpose, […]
Click here to read the entire articleReflections on a 50th year reunion
Class Reunions – you either love them or you hate them. The early ones (10th and 20th) usually suck. People want to come back and ask what kind of car you’re driving, hand out business cards so you can see what their title is at work and pretty much try to out do one another. […]
Click here to read the entire articlePlease don’t ever call me a LIFE coach
Someone recently contacted me and said, “I’ve heard you speak and I’ve read two of your three books, would you be my LIFE Coach?” “LIFE Coach?” Are you serious? I stopped him right there and said, “Please, don’t ever call me a LIFE Coach.” I mean really, am I or anyone in the position to […]
Click here to read the entire articleThe Missing Piece connects a Christian and a practicing Muslim – It MUST be a God thing
When I began writing The Missing Piece – Our Search for Security in an Insecure World, I had no idea what I was doing. It was 1990, I was 39 years old, and I had never written a book. Some published articles, sure, but a book – never! I wasn’t even sure what I was […]
Click here to read the entire articleIt’s time to Be Brave – PRAY
If you’ve read any of my more recent blogs, you’ve heard some of this. Yale University offers a course on “Finding Happiness” and over 1,200 students register for the course making it the most popular course ever offered at the prestigious university. A recent study in Indiana claims that 1 in 5, that’s 20% of […]
Click here to read the entire articleHope is not a strategy, It’s More Than That!
Almost two decades ago a book came out entitled Hope is Not a Strategy – The 6 Keys to Winning the Complex Sale by Rick Page. Having been a sales professional for the majority of my career, I would have to agree with Mr. Page – hope is not a strategy when it comes to […]
Click here to read the entire articleE+R=O Just Got Better
In my latest book, Coaching is Teaching at its Best! I made mention in Tip #5 (Go to Practice with the Right Attitude) of a unique philosophy of life that is expressed as an alphabetical formula. E + R = O represents a philosophy that can be applied to virtually every aspect of one’s life. […]
Click here to read the entire articleA Time to Text and a Time to Pray
One does not have to be a biblical scholar to know the scripture. For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven; A time to be born, and a time to die; A time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; A time to kill, and […]
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