Do you ever look around your life and ask, how did I get here? I know for a fact, if I had told my 13 year old self the story of how I got to 2016 I would have never believed it. People with written goals are 50% more likely to achieve them than people
Do you buy ENCYCLOPEDIAS from a guy at your front door?
Do you buy encyclopedias from a guy at your front door? I don’t believe there exists a business of door to door salesmen selling encyclopedias. If you have had someone come to your door in the last year selling encyclopedias, let me know. Times change and so does what you do to reach your
I am Going to LIVE! – said by a man who was slowly dying
“I am going to live!” “I am going to LIVE!” said a random stranger coming through the doors from back of the clinic. I was sitting in the waiting room of a medical clinic, there were about three of us in the waiting area, not counting the three large goldfish in the aquarium in the
Silent Talking is not Listening
Silent Talking – is not LISTENING I was reading the “Art of Negotiation” by Dr. Henry Cloud and the term just caught me. How often do I silent talk? Gerard I. Nierenberg and Henry H. Calero describe it on page 52’ “It’s what so many of us are doing when we think we’re listening. Unconsciously,
“When I make my fortune…” – Would you say that out loud?
“When I make my fortune…” Yesterday I was reading through scholarship applications. It is one of my most favorite things to do. In a few paragraphs a student is asked to summarize why they are going to succeed, how they got to this point in life and what a scholarship would mean to them. When
FOCUS – Don’t Run Me Over!
audio version at bottom Life Balance Many books, articles, workshops, gadgets and TV shows are dedicated to helping us find balance in our life. As a group, I think women are drawn to these marketing words, we feel out of balance more than we feel that everything is balanced and easy to handle. What if
Samsung Gear 2 REVIEW- Would I Like a Smart Watch? – A little bit techie persons review
AUDIO/VIDEO VERSION While I was looking and trying to find any way around buying a $600+ motorcycle GPS I looked into google glasses, deciding I was not willing to pay that much money and thanks to a guy who made a super video about what that would look like in a motorcycle helmet (link to
UPDATE from What if your Parent’s went on Your First Date?
AUDIO/VIDEO VERSION [After a broken engagement, an Indian friend agreed to his parents wishes for a traditional arranged marriage. See LINK TO FIRST ARTICLE.] “The Date” was actually two meetings about an hour and a half each. Always with all family members. They were able to talk about a few things. She had taken the
What If Your Parents Were With You On First Dates?
What If Your Parents Were With You On First Dates? VIDEO– no time to read? watch & listen to video I have a good friend who lives in India. He is of age, in India, to be married and start a family. He was right on course for this until recently when his engagement ended
David and Goliath – book review
VIDEO– no time to read? watch & listen to video By Malcolm Gladwell One of my takeaways from the book. Page 149- He goes into detail about what he calls remote misses. It is the effect that happens to many people when they survive a life and death experience. Really fascinating and since reading