Mickey Rooney, the legendary actor whose career spanned more than 80 years, died this week. When asked by the Associated Press in 2008 why he continued to work so late in life, his answer was: “I always say, don’t retire–inspire. There’s a lot to be done.” This is a good principle for all of us…
Consumer Reports recently rated Trader Joe’s as the number one national grocery store chain in the United States. A post made by NBC News contributor Herb Weisbaum on TODAY.com, quoted Consumer Reports’ Tom Marks as saying, “Trader Joe’s gets exemplary marks for service and very good marks for perishables. Their prices were considered extraordinary and…
Many residents of the northern and eastern parts of the United States, who have experienced a seemingly endless and frigid winter, have expressed disgust at Mother Nature. According to a recent article in USA Today, a Minnesota farmer named Greg Novak along, with his family and friends, built a huge 50 foot high snowman “…as…
This past week, I had a strong reminder of how important love is as we journey through life. My oldest daughter had just come home from the hospital after giving birth to a son just 30 hours prior. My wife and I had cooked dinner and brought it over to share with them. Everyone was…
Recently, the Dalai Lama joined Willow Bay for a HuffPost Live conversation about happiness, mindfulness and success. To be truly happy, he said, there are two things you need: “One, warm heartedness. That brings inner strength, more self confidence. That reduces fear, that reduces suspicion…Then in order to pay more attention to these things, you…
I came across this list of rules when a friend of mine posted it on Facebook. I like this list because there are only five rules, they’re simple and they’re dead on. I have no idea who the original author is, but I want to share this list with you. Free your heart from hatred.…
Some people choose to float through life–sitting back and watching the world go by while passing on opportunities and challenges that require any risk or effort. I had one such person share with me her strategy for dealing difficult challenges and tasks. She said, “If you wait long enough, someone will come along and do…
In a recent post on The HBR BLOG NETWORK / THE DAILY STAT, Andrew O’Connell referenced a study that looked at the benefits of interacting with cashiers. The post read, “If you buy your coffee quickly at Starbucks without saying much of anything, you’ll probably arrive at the office sooner, but if you stop to…
I recently took a cab from the Conference Center on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin to the Austin airport. The cab driver turned out to be from Morocco and was very pleasant and chatty. When we arrived at the airport he asked me if I wanted a blank receipt for the…
A recent article in USA Today by Charisse Jones referenced a new index that ranked Southwest Airlines as the easiest travel company to do business with. “The perception that Southwest offers fair prices that don’t dramatically spike because of a host of extra fees being tacked on is key to customers feeling the airline is…