For weeks, I experienced strange headaches. Of course, when this happens, most people fear the worst possible scenario. Brain tumor? I thought it may be a sinus problem so I took sinus pills. They worked. But the headaches would return as soon as the pills wore off. “What is going on?” I wondered. Then, while […]
I recently had a contractor renovate a part of my house. At first, everything was great. He was personable, friendly, helpful and paid a lot of attention to what me and my wife wanted. After he secured the job – he came to the house and I greeted him at the door. Rather than acknowledging […]
When song and dance man Gene Kelly was invited to perform in Las Vegas in 1970, he agreed on one condition: that he be paid more than anyone else. Kelly was anything but shy. From his start in show business in 1938 to his final piece of work, directing a cartoon in 1994, Gene Kelly […]
Many people will turn the big 5 oh this year. And most will ask, “Now what?” Most of my 50s have now passed and it took me the better part of the decade to simply relax. I had entered the decade in a state of panic. OMG, I am 50 years old. What the heck […]
Sometimes the best advice comes from thousands of years ago. These ancient scribes have a lot to say about how we should live and do business in 2017. “What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.” – Greek Philosopher Plutarch This was a hard lesson for me to learn. When I was unemployed and depressed, […]
I’m pretty sure I’ll never be famous. I may never accomplish anything of any great significance. It’s very possible that my best days are behind me. The year ahead, I am quite certain, will be filled with self-doubt, money struggles, lost opportunities and distractions powerful enough to knock me off my game. I’m okay with […]
The year gone by was rough, mean and shocking. Millions have asked why God allowed such a year. Why he or she would permit massive suffering can boggle the mind and foster anger. Many of us will ask the question again in the year to come. If you believe in God, you may also believe […]
A member of my family recently developed dementia, at the very moment he was looking forward to enjoying retirement. He had worked hard all of his life and built up considerable wealth. As he aged, family members told him to start enjoying the fruits of his labor. But no, he said “I will enjoy myself […]
Many people will be starting this New Year flat broke. Some will consider themselves poor. As someone who has been unemployed and broke numerous times, I have come to learn that there is a big difference between having no money and being poor. There are people with money who are poor. And there are people […]
Our daily lives are filled with stress, anxiety and frustration. So it seems. It appears this way because those are the things we focus on the most. In reality, there are as many moments filled with good feelings. It’s just that our fast paced lives don’t allow us to stop and think about those times. […]
Cory Galbraith 