The older I get the more I learn. The more I learn, the greater my concern.  Why is it this Country, founded with freedom, has silenced the small entrepreneur, and you hardly ever see them?  Those men and women who made a choice, to try it alone, rather than listen to another voice.  You see we each were gifted with a mind. Now, it seems we fear using it, as we could get in a bind.  These entrepreneurs from...

Sipping coffee, on my cousin’s screened deck, I reflected upon our previous day’s conversations, and today’s plans which include a funeral.  A funeral, never a happy planned event, always changes life’s plans.  How honestly we communicate allows real living.  I thought about how our family communicates.  How honestly sharing, we allow love and happiness and pleasurable, relaxing moments.  When focused...

Are you coping with life (stress, hurry, and worry) or living the life you are equipped to have (joy, calm, and love)?  You can have a life of optimal health and emotional fulfillment.  The skills necessary to live optimally are obtainable through conscious choice.  We can choose to accept what we can’t change (others), change what we can (self), and love in the present moment, so that life continually...

When I was a child my mother would say “Misery loves company!”  The first time I heard it, it seemed abstract, but, I quickly learned it meant I was demonstrating a hurtful behavior.  As if by magic, I would  immediately, change my behavior, to please my mother.  I wanted her love and acceptance and I realized I always felt better because I switched my thoughts to love and my behavior improved too! ...

Lastly, I shared a thought about how you can get ahead at work. How, you can start saying “When the cat’s away, the mice take over the day!”  I pointed out that some bosses will let you learn more, if you just ask, because you actually free them for more projects.   These projects let them climb the ladder, and may include off-site activities while they entertain clients.  That gives you more control...

What is the essence of leadership? To do what needs done and to do it well. How does one do that? By taking charge rather than waiting for someone else to make it happen. What will taking charge do for you? Improve your life.  So, how does one take charge in a job? By asking questions and taking on additional responsibilities.  This unearths your creativity.  This is the 1st step, a small step, but, a great...

I had the pleasure of visiting a highly successful business operation today.  This large corporation continues to grow even in these tough economic times.   Browsing their Annual Report, the numbers revealed that delivering great products and services will produce profit.  What speaks even louder is the fact their happy employees earn a good living and their shareholders receive dividends because the Company...

The love that grows between a man and a woman is joint value creation.  A man can create value in his work and so can a woman.  The love between them grows when they mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually celebrate each other’s existence.  It is difficult for a man to feel good about himself unless he is creating and developing significant values for himself and others.  He needs to feel valuable...

From the age of 10 he dreamed of becoming a self-made millionaire.  He loved to spend hours tearing down engines and putting them back together again.  He knew someday he would create the fastest car on the race track, and that a beautiful lady would sit in the stands, on the edge of her seat, waiting for him to cross the finish line.  The race would be over, he would be the winner and they would passionately...

Is President Obama here to set all men free?  He may free the working-class Americans, who currently are slaves to those who may not understand where the benefit money comes from.  In-fact, passing one of the four (4) ever-changing, thousands of pages long, health care bills may force retirement for those who are contemplating it but need health care benefits.   With fewer producers, there may not be enough...