What Say Ye? You need not look far to realize that while the song may proclaim this "The most wonderful time of the year" the truth of the matter is something quite different. Listening to neighbors, friends, the media, even the venerable Oprah Winfrey, there is less...

Oh Captain, My Captain! 3 Secrets For Taking Control of Your Life & Creating Success Here’s a question for the ages: What is success? For some it’s landing the six or seven figure job, for others, finding the perfect mate, for my wife it’s getting the kids to bed on...

Recently a gentleman walked up to me after hearing me speak at a meeting and asked: “Can you coach anyone?” “Yes,” I replied, “anyone who wants to be coached that is.” I went on to explain that if a wife is sending me her grumpy husband saying “FIX HIM!” the odds are...

Be willing to be wrong about your limits, so that you can be right about your possibilities.” —Alan Cohen Whether you are graduating from high school, college, graduate school or even a career as you enter retirement, it can be easy to get overwhelmed by the future....

If you don’t brag about yourself, who will? Your mom? Unfortunately, our society has taught us that bragging is bad, rude or conceited. I would agree, if it’s being used to insult or put down another, or to appear superior, or arrogant. If, however, bragging is done...

Dreams are to life what headlights are to cars, they don’t determine where you go; they simply show you what is possible.” In 1979 the Iranians stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, the Cold War was going strong and Vietnam was still a recent memory. I was confused, I...