Miracles Happen
In March 2010, Dan Oien was in his home when he began having seizures. The 62-year-old man was alone and frightened. Oien decided to call someone for help, but his muscle contractions caused him to dial the wrong number. Oien unintentionally called Aquarius Arnolds, a local college student. Arnolds had a policy of not answering […]
Keep Going
I was 22 and Amy was 21. We were on our Honeymoon at Cumberland Falls State Park in Kentucky. Amy was still in college, and I was earning a Master’s Degree at a graduate school. We had little money and less time and went to two Kentucky state parks for two days each (the other […]
Bendiciones ocultas
Pazyryk es uno de los lugares más remotos del planeta. Se encuentra en una meseta a 2,400 metros de altura, rodeada por montañas que alcanzan los 4,200 metros, en el corazón de Siberia. Pazyryk es un lugar frío y desolado. Nunca se han encontrado asentamientos humanos allí. Durante siglos permaneció prácticamente olvidado, hasta que surgió […]
Hidden Blessings
Pazyryk is one of the remotest places on earth. It is located on an 8,000-foot-high plateau surrounded by 14,000 foot mountains in Siberia. Pazyryk is empty and cold. No settlements have ever been found. It was mostly forgotten until a rumor that gold was possibly located in an ancient Scythian burial site motivated an expedition […]
A Great Relationship Secret
Since the year 2000, Amy and I have conducted marriage enrichment seminars, called Honeymoon For Life. Almost 12,000 couples have attended, many more than once. These seminars are offered each February. Since the COVID lockdown we have offered a popular online option. As we prepared for this year’s event, I remembered a story I often […]
Don’t Worry Be Happy
Jerry Falwell was often under stress and often attacked. He was under relentless pressure and carried huge responsibilities. He was also one of the happiest people I have ever known. I was having breakfast one morning with “Doc”, as most friends called him. He had just been slandered on national television and was, in addition, […]
Believe in Your Plan
Masaru Ibuka co-founded Sony with his friend, Akio Morita. As the company grew, Ibuka was considered too eccentric to be trusted with any authority so he was made “honorary chairman”, an invented position with no power. In the mid-1970s Sony engineers created the Pressman, a miniature recorder designed for people who wanted a portable recorder. […]
Be the Sunshine
This is an amazing story. It is also entirely true. I recently visited a men’s clothing store. As I entered, a tall man warmly greeted me. He radiated a happy magnetism and made me feel wonderfully welcome. I browsed through the store for about fifteen minutes then walked to the exit. As I started to […]
Do What Matters
As with many of you, Amy and I have certain places we like to eat. We have a favorite ice cream shop, a favorite Mexican restaurant and a favorite pizza place. We visit each of these often. We have simple pizza preferences. We usually order a plan cheese pie. But over several recent visits we […]
Big Belief
Several years ago I was speaking to 3,000 people at a sales training conference in Atlanta. The crowd overflowed with excitement and positive energy. The purpose of the meeting was to provide opportunity and skill development for new business owners. When I finished, I walked down the steps at the side of the stage and […]