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How the Power of Visualization Won Me the Most Unlikely Promotion

July 18th, 2006 at 8:19 am » Comments (7)

As I mentioned in yesterday's post, I promised I would share the story of what happened with the "bank boss" during the late eighties, early nineties. The story you're about ...more »

How Taking a Leap of Faith Landed Me with a Job at Merrill Lynch as a Stockbroker

July 12th, 2006 at 7:56 am » Comments (3)

Like I mentioned in a previous post, I spent a decade at a Wall Street bank in a variety of different positions, most of which I viewed as nothing more ...more »

Faith Realignment- It’s How You See It

June 12th, 2006 at 8:13 am » Comments (2)

Despite the title of today's entry, isn't about religion. It is about consciously setting the tone for the day when we wake up. We have a choice on what we allow ...more »

How the Spirit of Dale Carnegie Saved My Life at the Barber Shop

June 8th, 2006 at 2:54 pm » Comments (13)

Sometimes adversity hits you right between the eyes when you least expect it, especially when getting a haircut at the local barbershop. (Photo:  teladir) The other day I decided to check ...more »

How I Survived a Major Blizzard with Sheer Faith

June 5th, 2006 at 7:23 am » Comments (1)

About five years ago I was driving from New York to Michigan with a friend when we suddenly found ourselves battling mother nature at its worst. How we survived was ...more »

How I Survived a Most Embarrassing Experience at a Speaking Engagement Involving a Bottle of Mouthwash

May 27th, 2006 at 12:19 pm » Comments (4)

It helps if we can maintain a sense of humor even in the midst of adversity. Adversity doesn't necessarily mean life or death situations but can include life's most embarrassing ...more »

How “Entertaining the Possibilities” Led Me to Shave My Head

May 14th, 2006 at 8:03 am » Comments (3)

High School Swimming Championships I had been taking risks and entertaining the possibilities as far back as high school. Back in those days, my biggest passion was swimming. While I was ...more »

Sometimes We Find Courage When Under Fire: Facing the School Bully

April 25th, 2006 at 9:03 am » Comments (4)

After hearing those three words THAT’S RIGHT STEPHEN! , life as I knew it was never the same. It put me directly in the path of discovering courage I never ...more »

My Earliest Experience with Adversity in Elementary School

April 18th, 2006 at 12:52 pm » Comments (6)

For the next few days I'm going to share some of my adversity experiences and I thought I would start with my early days at Blue Creek Elementary School, Latham, ...more »
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