A friend shared this quote with me at a recent meeting. It makes so much sense. If you don’t start, you can’t finish. If you don’t attempt, you can’t succeed. A philosopher once said, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step.” The same is true a journey of a single mile.…
Over the last several years, I have been talking with someone who is not particularly happy with how he’s doing financially. It turns out that he’s one of those people who’s extremely knowledgeable about sports—especially football. On several occasions I have suggested that he start a newsletter to share his vast knowledge with other interested…
Craig Wilson of USA Today recently wrote a column titled, ‘You Can’t Turn Back Now…’ He was visiting a friend in a small coastal town in Maine and decided to take a walk. The path he chose was along a cliff overlooking the ocean and turn out to be more challenging than he had anticipated.…
Not long ago, I was feeling stressed out and in need of some fast relief. So, I went to one of my favorite places located about two hours from my home. It’s located on the edge of a cliff at about 7,000 feet above sea level. It’s almost always breezy up there and it overlooks…
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…