Sometimes, you just want to be in the familiar surroundings of home. That’s exactly where I found myself yesterday morning – longing for home. So, after a physically & emotionally draining week away, I determinedly checked out of the hotel, stopped for some gas (despite my general policy of *not* buying gas in that area of [...]
(By Jim Rohn) “The ants are a people not strong, yet they gather their food in the summer.” Proverbs 30:26 Over the years I’ve been teaching children about a simple but powerful concept – The Ant Philosophy. I think everybody should study ants. They have an amazing four-part philosophy. The first part is: Ants never [...]
If there is one thing I understand to the core of my being, it is that a person should never make judgments of someone else based on what we perceive to be his or her life – because you do not know what happens “behind closed doors” in his or her world. As I approach [...]
What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. First, a few weeks ago, I read an article about blue peanut butter. Yes, you read that right – BLUE peanut butter. Apparently, someone decided that Blue Dye No. 2 *may be* chemically similar to compounds that bind to cancer-causing chemicals, limiting their ability to mutate DNA. To [...]
Wait…..you may want to read this….it’s not the normal 2008 in review….nor is it a post full of platitudes about the upcoming year. This is a real look at the life of this entrepreneur – one that I haven’t wanted to put into writing, but, feel compelled to do so as I’ve realized I’m not [...]
I received this in email a few days ago…and really thought it was worth sharing. The email (which is one of those crazy “you must forward this to x people or else” emails) attributed the following to the Dalai Lama. For the record, I don’t know if that’s right or not – but, the following [...]
Yesterday, I had the pleasure to take my “kids”, some of my younger daughter’s friends, 2 of my nieces, and both of my great nieces to Build a Bear Workshop to celebrate my younger daughter’s upcoming birthday. I wasn’t so sure about the Build a Bear party to begin with – Fiona had been given [...]
A lot of you have asked about my recent trip to the Smithsonian. I’ve promised to share photos and give more details once I had “decompressed” from the trip. Since it’s been a few weeks and I’ve still not absorbed the entire trip yet….I thought I better post before everyone forgot! For those of you [...]
We went on vacation the last weekend of June. So, now that it’s been almost a month and everyone is “out of the mood”, I thought I would share some pictures. We spent the weekend in Omaha. It started out (and ended) very exciting since my almost-16 year old (Mike) drove the entire way there [...]
Just like the art of journaling, the art of health is another art that plays an important role in my life and the life of my company. Recently, I happened upon a conversation regarding the worth of using essential oils to achieve holistic healing, rather than relying on pharmokopeia (mind you, we are talking therapeutic [...]
One major aspect of my life and my companies is the importance we place on journaling. I find it deeply important to journal reguarly – whether you are a writer or not! I’ve had people ask me why I find journaling to be so important, and I thought it was worth writing about. Now, I [...]
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