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With less than ten days until Christmas and only two weeks until the end of the year, many of us review what we’ve accomplished and what we haven’t.  Thankfully 2015 gives us a chance to turn the [...]

It’s easy to say you’re committed to something.  We do it all the time. I’m committed to spending more time with my family. I’m committed to being of service in my community. I’m committed to [...]

Some things are complicated – really complicated.  Like how to find a path for peace in the Middle East, how to handle the tide of immigrants coming to the U.S to escape danger, or how to [...]

Were you raised hearing the adage:  When life gives you lemons, make lemonade?  It was one of my father’s favorites.  When things didn’t work out the way I hoped, he’d always remind me. But [...]

Have you ever thought I would never do that?  Or That would never happen in my family, to my child, in my business? When we see the failures of others, it’s easy to make judgments, to assign [...]

        You have a lot on your plate.  Running a business, managing a family, trying to make the world a better place.  You don’t have time for the “24 things you can do…” [...]

Are you having one of those days, weeks or months, where you feel like you are getting bad breaks, raw deals, unfair outcomes – things you don’t think you deserve? I just had a huge lesson in [...]

Saturday morning dawned gray and foggy, and I got up ready to walk before the rain started.  But first I made the bed, read the paper, put up the hose, watered the plants, cleared out the clutter [...]

Several months ago, two friends and I each got a Fitbit, a small sensor you clip to your clothes or wear around your wrist.  It syncs with your mobile device and tells you how many steps you’ve [...]

Last weekend was our third Discover Your YIPPEE! ® Retreat.  A delightful group of men and women gathered to create plans for the next stage of their lives.  We left excited about the amazing [...]