There are still a large number of people in business who think that fun is the opposite of work and has no place in the workplace. In reality, work and fun can be the same thing and when work becomes fun, a business thrives in terms of profitability, growth, innovation, the level of customer service…
Bestselling author and business man, Harvey Mackay, wrote an excellent column recently dealing with risk taking and regret. According to Mr. Mackay, people rarely regret taking risks; what they do regret is not taking them sooner or not taking them at all. He goes on to say, “Afraid to try something new? Most of us…
Optimists are those people who have a positive outlook on life. They’re the ones who see the glass as being half-full instead of half-empty. And, if life sends them lemons, instead of feeling sorry for themselves, they find a way to make lemonade. Numerous studies have shown that optimists enjoy some very important health benefits…
In his commencement speech to the graduating class at Northwestern University, comedian Stephen Colbert had some very interesting things to say about love and service. “In my experience, you will truly serve only what you love, because as the prophet says, service is love made visible. If you love friends, you will serve your friends.…
Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger is the retired U.S. Airways pilot who on January 15, 2009, successfully landed his Airbus A320 aircraft in the Hudson River after it hit a flock of large birds which disabled both engines. Recently he was the commencement speaker at Purdue University. His talk contained some very solid advice for living a…
According to a study recently reported by Janice Lloyd in USA Today, Americans who are 65 and older are physically and emotionally healthier than any other age group. A number of factors contributed to this superior state of well-being. For example, these older people smile and laugh more and they’re still learning new things. They…
Many of you are like me in that you go at your routine six or seven days a week for months on end and the wonder why you’re felling run down and are not as creative or productive as you once were. When this occurs, your mind and body are telling you that it’s time…
Unforeseen circumstances that life sometimes throws at us can derail our best laid plans. When this happens we can either choose to make the best of the situation or we can play the victim and feel sorry for ourselves. This is where the expression, “If life gives you lemons, make lemonade,” comes from. Recently, a…
The above quote is advice from Eleanor Roosevelt on how to overcome fear. As a child, she was consumed with fear and self-doubt. Feeling she was a disappointment to her parents, she dedicated herself to overcoming her fears. Her success at doing so set the stage for her to become an extremely successful American First…
Most of us have been in situations where we’ve had to choose between doing the right thing and doing something that would compromise our integrity. Furthermore, some of us have learned the hard way that compromising our integrity by doing something we know is wrong can have serious consequences. A case in point is former…