Transforming Adversity into Opportunity Born profoundly deaf, Stephen J. Hopson didn’t let that stand in the way of fulfilling his dreams. His mother taught him to speak at home and sent him to public school. He attended college and landed his first job on Wall Street at a major New York bank. Ten years later, […]
To Be Full You Must First Be Empty
If you want to become full let yourself be empty, if you want to reborn ket yourself die, if you want given everything, give everything up? ‘Empty your purse into your mind, and what is in your mind will fill your purse.’ Benjamin Franklin There have been a number of times throughout my adult life, […]
Those That Move
‘All mankind is divided into three classes: those who are immovable, those that are movable, and those that move.’ Benjamin Franklin There are those amongst us who are stuck. Stuck in tradition. Stuck in their ways. Stuck in comfort. Stuck in religious thought-sets. Stuck in bad habits. Stuck in mindsets. Stuck. And there is a […]
The Use & Abuse Of Riches: The Dynamic and Righteous Use of Wealth
Of the use of riches, Use and Abuse of Riches I spend most of my reading time in the company of men who lived if not hundreds, and some thousands of years ago. Wisdom is ageless and Sir Francis Bacon is such a one who lived between 1561 and 1626. Sir Francis was an English […]
The Threefold Power Of Doubt, Faith & Wisdom
The power of doubt and the rise of trust ‘The beginning of wisdom is found in doubting; by doubting we come to the question, and by seeking we may come upon the truth.’ Pierre Abelard I am a man of faith. I live my life following the principle of walking by faith and not by […]
The Sum Of A Person’s Worth
What Is the Value of a Human Being? I have come across many throughout my lifetime whose sum of their worth is calculated by the number of hours they work. Others by the number of dollars in their bank account. And I can’t forget those who calculate their value by the assets they have acquired.Then […]