Inspiration is where you find it. Sometimes that’s in the movies. My favorite theme for both books and film is what I refer to as passing the torch. It’s pretty simple actually. You can identify a passing the torch story because by the end of the movie one character is far better off as a ... Views: 1119
Life: It’s All About Taking Action – Or Is It?
I’ve been a student as well as a teacher of personal development techniques for a couple of decades. I think I’ve read or heard just about any self help guru worth his stripes say that taking action is essential to success in any endeavor. And ... Views: 974
We’ve become a society of free expression. These days people are encouraged to open up and just let their feelings flow. Of course, there are plenty of acceptable ways to do this as well as some very unacceptable methods of expression. In most cases anger is one method that causes significant ... Views: 1413
Boy, if we could only put good intentions in the bank! We’d all be millionaires. How many times have you had a great idea, an idea you knew was a winner? You think about it for days, weeks, maybe months, developing the many possibilities in your mind. But you never actually get down to the nitty ... Views: 1146
“When building a house of cards it is important not to let your own fart-storm topple it.”
Livingston Ashcroft “Flip” Bellingus (1893 - )
When I was a boy of about 10 I did something that was not very cool. I did it with malice of forethought and with the intention to deceive, although I ... Views: 1303
Long ago I learned a profound lesson about love. That lesson was powerful and it has stayed with me. The experience that held the message didn’t appear to be all that special – at least I didn’t think it was until much later, when I realized that it helped to shape who I’d become. The lesson ... Views: 1774
Have you ever really thought about taking action but immediately put it off. I’m not trying to be a wiseguy with the question. If the old saying, “tomorrow’s another day” is one of your rules to live by, you just might belong in the procrastinator’s club.
All of us have a finite number of ... Views: 865
How would you feel if I were to say that selfishness is a good thing? Would you think I’m some sort of Gordon Gekko clone reciting a watered down version of his ‘greed is good’ mantra? Well this piece isn’t about selfishness or greed in the traditional sense. It’s about the true nature of the ... Views: 1079