Father Knows Best — Here’s the Greatest Advice We Got From Our Dads My dad’s my hero. He’s loved me when I wasn’t lovable. He’s encouraged me when I needed encouragement. He’s challenged me. He’s supported me and has provided me with a guiding example. He has made me laugh, and is to this day […]

What is Carrot and Stick Motivation (and What’s a Better Way) To be motivated, we either need a whip from behind or the enticement of a carrot from the front. I don’t know about you, but I’d choose the carrot time and time again. But maybe there is a better way. I must admit that […]

The very act of creation might be defined as inventing something new, making something from nothing. Mining the daily realities of our lives for creative opportunities, we teach our children to do the same. We can find fun in unlikely places as we approach seemingly humdrum activities with joy and imagination. Dealing with boredom and […]

Self-Improvement: Myth or Reality? Unveiling the Truth Behind Personal Growth A few weekends ago, my wife, Rachelle, and I had one of ‘those’ conversations… Anyone who has been married for a while automatically appreciates the perennial sex-money-parenting challenges inherent in marriage. Rachelle and I do a pretty good job of communicating on these issues. Still, […]

How can I go far beyond my thinking capability? ‘Aim beyond what you are capable of.’ Paul Arden Each of us has been endowed with gifts and talents peculiar to any other person, and you and I don’t have a clue of what we are capable of until we try. Someone once challenged me to […]

The Power Within Self-Control is Strength, Calmness is Mastery ‘Self control is strength; Right thought is mastery; Calmness is power.’ James Allen I have never been impressed by the flamboyant, the bombastic nor the self promoters. I have never been moved by the foul-mouthed, the showmen nor the vile. What moves me are those who […]