How inspiring it has been to make a pilgrimage to Helen Keller’s brithplace, to sit and write on the very same bench where she sat and wrote, and to put my hand under the very same fountain/water pump where she put her hand and said her first word W.A.T.E.R. The docent, Shirley Hale Harrell, told me a very cool story…. Read more →
“Dreaming costs nothing. Not dreaming costs everything.” – Sam Horn Many people I interviewed during my Year by the Water told me, rather wistfully, that they hoped, planned, dreamed of doing something similar … someday. When I asked why they weren’t doing it now, they gave a lot of reasons including that they felt they were “too old” and had… Read more →
“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. You have to trust the dots will somehow connect in your future.” – Steve Jobs Steve Jobs was brilliant. And I disagree with him on this. I think we can connect the dots looking forward and backwards. And we can do more than trust the dots… Read more →
Did you know a Harris Poll reports only 31% of Americans say they’re happy? An exhausted business owner told me yesterday, “I’m too busy to be happy.” I told him, “Please rethink that. Happiness doesn’t take TIME, it takes ATTENTION.” How about you? Would you say you’re happy? I’ve discovered something surprising – and saddening – in my interviews with… Read more →
“One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one’s work is terribly important.” – Bertrand Russell Are you overwhelemed and overworked? Burning the candle on both ends? Several years ago, I had breakfast with Dr. Ivan Misner and his wife Beth. Ivan founded BNI, one of the world’s largest networking organizations. His wife Beth is… Read more →
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