In life there will be mistakes. Learn from them. There will be challenges that seem hard. Face them head-on. There will be struggles with your spouses, parents, bosses, co-workers, etc. Overcome them. The difference between a successful person and one who is not is their ability to grow from adversity, or in other words, grow [...]
Norman Vincent Peale in his book, Positive Imaging: The Powerful Way to Change Your Life talks of an experience he had that we can all learn from. He tells of a time when he was a young minister for his church. One day he gave what he thought was a bad sermon. It saddened him. [...]
The ancient philosopher Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe once taught, “Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you help them become what they are capable of being.” My friend talks highly of a basketball coach that knew this principle. One day this coach was running a practice and set a standard [...]
The Compass by Tammy Kling and John Spencer Ellis is a new book that is definitely worth a read. Jonathon (the main character) finds himself in strange company throughout the book and once with a billionaire that isn’t what he appears. Listen to their conversation: “Is it hard work up here in the winters, with [...]
C.S. Lewis once said “Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art… It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival.” Don’t get caught up too much in the “survival” mode of life, where your life revolves around making money or climbing the corporate ladder. Remember that life [...]
In his book The Greatest Thing in the World, Henry Drummond offers an analysis of Love. He argues that Love includes the following ingredients: * Patience * Kindness * Generosity * Humility * Courtesy * Unselfishness * Good Temper * Guilelessness * Sincerity Take a look at this list. Do you see any of these [...]
There is a story in the book Enthusiasm Makes the Difference by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, about a businessman named Fred. As it goes, Fred has a personality problem. He was to be in line for a promotion soon to occur in his company, but the personnel executive felt he could not recommend advancement, despite [...]
Here is a fable that we think is worth a read. Even if you have read it before it brings out a very important precept for those who want to live the Golden Rule. Once a king had a great highway built for the members of his kingdom. After it was completed but before it [...]
A water bearer had two large pots, each hung on the ends of a pole which he carried across his shoulders. One of the pots had a crack in it while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water. At the end of the long walk from the stream to [...]
It had been some time since Jack had seen the old man. College, girls, career, and life itself got in the way. In fact, Jack moved clear across the country in pursuit of his dreams. There, in the rush of his busy life, Jack had little time to think about the past and often no [...]