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 […]
Get Ready for Success
When young actor Tim Matheson was seventeen, he landed a small role in the movie, “Yours, Mine and Ours”, starring Lucille Ball. Matheson remembers his first day rehearsing a scene with the legendary comic actress. Ball arrived on set, serious and prepared. With no explanation, she walked over to a table and moved a glass […]