I’ve been surprised by a great many things since my book came out in December – like the huge rush I get from hearing people say they put the ideas into action and made positive changes in their life. I never really thought about how satisfying that would be. Another thing that has taken me […]
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as if nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is.” – Albert Einstein I think Ol’ Uncle Al may have been understating the obvious. Anyone who has decided that there’s no such thing as miracles just isn’t paying attention. Right now, […]
Two lucky winners, one from California and one from Georgia, will end up splitting last night’s estimated $645 million jackpot. And neither one of them is you. As hard as that is to believe, it’s actually a good thing that you didn’t win. It turns out that being lucky is bad luck. The internet is […]
Email is faster. Social Media is trendier. Video is high-techier. But nothing makes an impression like a good, old fashioned, handwritten note. I started writing thank you notes when I was the sales manager for a small town radio station. I made it a habit to send a personal note to every new customer, big […]
I’m fairly sure that in the history of the English language, no one has ever before written this sentence: Happiness is like a hagfish. The hagfish is some kind of prehistoric looking fishy, eely kind of thingy that has developed a unique defense mechanism: whenever anything grabs or bites down on a hagfish, it releases […]
Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday. Christmas has become a retail concoction. The reason for the season all too often seems to be hitting this quarter’s numbers. New Year’s is about forced frivolity. Hurry up and have a good time, NOW!! And almost every other holiday has become a marketing opportunity for the greeting […]
Late the other night, home alone, the lights off in the house, I was flipping channels and “accidentally” found myself intensely watching…. a late night TV preacher. Not where you thought I was going, huh? This wasn’t your stereotypical hellfire and brimstone, cheap polyester suit bible thumper. He was a young preacher with blue jeans […]
You’ve got troubles. I’ve got troubles. We’ve all got troubles. Traffic sucks and working for a living is not as much fun as it sounds like. Your kids are annoying and your dog smells funny… or is it the other way around? My biggest complaint in life right now is I can’t get a wi-fi […]
