The other day, I looked out my office window and saw a half-grown starling perched on the branch of an olive tree. It seemed as if he hadn’t been flying very long and appeared to be excited about his new-found freedom. He hopped from place to place on the branch, each time stopping and moving…
James Garner passed away a few weeks ago. I really enjoyed his televisions shows like Maverick and The Rockford Files because he came across as a guy who was easy to be around. I did some checking and it turns out he actually was. Mr. Garner was an atypical Hollywood star. The word most…
A friend of mine posted this quote from positivelifetips.com on Facebook recently. As I read it, I couldn’t help but think of the Google executive who was found dead on his 50-foot yacht this past November. He died from an overdose of heroin administered by a call girl. This man had a lot of blessings…
I came across a recent post on The Mind Unleashed which was titled: “10 Painfully Obvious Truths Everyone Forgets Too Soon.” One of the truths dealt with the need to forgive people who haven’t apologized to you. The post went on to say: “Life gets much easier when you learn to accept all the apologies…
The reason is that they understand that failure is the pathway to success. The process goes something like this: Successful people try something, fail and then learn from their failure. This makes them smarter than they were before they failed. They try again, fail and learn more about what they’re trying to accomplish. They continue…
I subscribe to an online publication from the Napoleon Hill Foundation called Yesterday and Today. Included in a recent issue was a list of seven rules for being an accurate thinker. One of these rules caught my attention: “Alert yourself immediately when you hear anyone speaking of others in a discourteous or slanderous spirit because…
Four of Oprah’s “Super Soul Sunday” guests recently shared some lessons they wish they had known when they were young. These lessons were posted in the “Impact” section of the July 1, 2014 issue of The Huffington Post and are presented in excerpt form below: John Mackey, Co-founder of Whole Foods: “Talk less and listen more.” Sue…
We’ve all experience those awkward moments when we want to greet someone who is going through a difficult time and we’re not sure what to say. Advice columnist Carolyn Hax shared some anonymous advice from one of her readers on this subject in a recent issue of The Arizona Republic. “A man in our office…
All of us would like to be happy for a number of very good reasons. Research has shown that happy people live longer, are more productive, less selfish, experience better health and make more money than those who are not. In addition, they feel better about themselves, are more creative and have closer personal relationships.…
A friend of mine was recently at a ticket counter in one of the New York airports. A series of storms were passing through the area, flights were being delayed and some of the passengers were venting their frustration at the ticket agents. When it was my friend’s turn to check his bags and…