Undying Love

On Valentine’s Day, millions of men pay special tribute to a woman they love by buying her flowers, a balloon, a cute stuffed toy, or candy. Many took their Valentine out to dinner and lots of men gave their special lady jewelry or other gifts. Well, all those men — including me — are sad amateurs when it comes to …

Dealing With Hurtful Words

When one of my daughters was confronted with the fact that she had really hurt another child with a mean comment, she cried and immediately wanted to apologize. That was a good thing, but I wanted her to know an apology can’t always make things better. So I told her the story of Will, an angry nine-year-old whose father abandoned …

Lessons on Love from a Fishing Trip

You will never look at love or fishing the same way again and it will make more sense when you get to the end of this. I did not know then what I know now and I was completely ignorant. I want to share with you an amazing revelation that I hope doesn’t take you 30 years to learn this …

Moral Courage – The Engine of Integrity

Mignon McLaughlin tells us, “People are made of flesh and blood and a miracle fiber called courage.” Courage comes in two forms: physical courage and moral courage. Physical courage is demonstrated by acts of bravery where personal harm is risked to protect others or preserve cherished principles. It’s the kind of courage that wins medals and monuments. Moral courage may …

The Magic of Soul Recognition

Imagine this: the streets of Port-au-Prince, Haiti—Cite Soleil, to be exact. A slum of seemingly infinite size and unimaginable poverty. Dusty, litter-lined streets with scantily clad people aimlessly milling about. Children scampering in grimy clothes, perhaps a teeshirt or shorts, no diapers whatsoever, and shoes a rarity. The air is hot and muggy, with the scent of unidentifiable debris and …

Unconventional Wisdom

Over 10 years ago, as a small business owner interested in growing my boutique investment bank in New York City, I never would have imagined that a personal development course would spark a passion to write books for children. When I enrolled in Bob Proctor’s online course, Thinking Into Results, my primary goals were professional – more clients, more closed …

Choose Being Kind over Being Right

You are given many opportunities to choose between being kind and being right. You have chances to point out to someone their mistakes, things they could or should have done differently, ways they can improve. You have chances to “correct” people, privately as well as in front of others. What all these opportunities amount to are chances to make someone …

The Relationship Ebb and Flow

Have you ever noticed that you can be going along in a relationship, thinking things are just fine, and suddenly the bottom drops out and everything falls apart? This happens in all kinds of relationships: business, romantic, friendships and family. For some reason (the moon is weird, the wind blew the wrong way, or whatever) what was good for a …

She Never Left My Side

“What’s so special about him? He has a lisp!” Asked my girlfriend’s mother as I pulled away in my car after our “initial introduction.” However, a few days later when I rang that same doorbell, my future mother-in-law “melted” when she answered the door, where I stood holding a single red carnation just for her! Sharon and I dated seriously …

Love At Last

There is a very vivid memory that still plays in my mind the evening my Dad passed away. Moments after my Dad’s passing my Mom and I hopped in my car to head back to her home. Surprisingly I noticed that my Mom didn’t appear to be very sad. Even though my Dad had a stroke and had been in …