Bitterness is more devastating than betrayal. Sooner or later, everyone you know will disappoint you in some way. They’ll say something or fail to say something that will hurt you. And they’ll do something or fail to do something that will anger you. It’s inevitable. Unfortunately, you make things worse when you stew over someone’s words and deeds. When you …
Five Steps To Better Health
Health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die. Everyone seems to be talking about the health of the country’s economy. And everyone seems to have a theory as to what is causing our economic problems. I won’t waste your time giving you my theory. But I do know this — your stress and your unhealthy habits …
The Three Benefits of Taking More Risks
You cannot discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore. When I was a student years ago, one of my college professors told us about a study that examined the way living beings react to change. Researchers placed four tubes on the floor, side by side, with a hunk of cheese placed in the …
Character Is Destiny
If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything. MBA Jungle magazine checked into the ethics of 445 business students and published the results in the December 3, 2001 issue of USA Today newspaper. The results were not encouraging. 13% of the MBA students said they would pay someone off to help close a business deal. 26% would let …