"One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love." Sophocles, Greek Dramatic (C. 497-406 B.C) What could be more appropriate for the month of February than to go on a short exploration of love and, perhaps make some sense of...
"My one regret in life is that I am not someone else." -Woody Allen, Actor, Screenwriter & Film Director Every once in a while I see a movie that feels like it was written solely for me. Such is the case with "The Bucket List," a...
"There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them." -Denis Waitley, author My assistant called me with the news that I had just received an invitation to speak in Boston. That's the good news because...
"I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver." Maya Angelou, Poet What would happen if everyone stopped giving? What inspires people to give? What does "giving" mean to you? There are particular times of the year that...
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"Public speaking is one of the best things I hate." -Baseball great Yogi Berra You're hyperventilating. You're dripping perspiration. Your legs are wobbly and you have the distinct desire to flee. What's going on here? Are you being pursued by a pack of...
"It's not enough to be busy, so are ants. The question is: What are we busy about?" - Henry David Thoreau, poet Let's do an experiment. I want you, right now, to take a few minutes and look around you. Notice and focus on everything...
"Guilt is never a rational thing; It distorts all the faculties of the human mind, it perverts them, it leaves a man no longer in the free use of his reason, it puts him into confusion." -Edmund Burke, British Statesman and philosopher Almost two decades ago my...
"We need to get rid of the unrealistic and outdated notion that feelings determine what we do. They do not. When we are freed from that myth, we discover that unpleasant feelings are not simply troublesome, they are informative." -David K. Reynolds, Ph.D. A Handbook...
"Imagination is everything. It is a preview of life's coming attractions. -Albert Einstein, physicist What would be compelling enough to become one of the most popular 'self-help' DVDs to date, a #1 best-seller, plus prompt Oprah Winfrey to devote two shows to explore the subject? The...