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Paying the Price for Your Dreams: How Grocery Shopping One Day Made Me Wake UP!
August 18th, 2006 at 9:49 am » Comments (0)
This story happened a few years after quitting Wall Street in 1996. I was starting over to follow my dreams of becoming a motivational speaker and author. The decision to switch ...more »The Grandmotherly Client From Hell
August 16th, 2006 at 8:34 am » Comments (2)
In 1995, I was riding high as a Wall Street stockbroker. I had lost 20 pounds and was looking quite healthy. My clients were enjoying double-digit growths and I was ...more »Timing is Everything!
July 20th, 2006 at 5:02 pm » Comments (2)
One of the things I've noticed is that timing is everything. My goals, dreams, desires have almost never happened on "my timeable" - they've fallen into place when I least ...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 »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 »How a Fifth Grade Teacher Forever Changed My Life with Three Words
April 23rd, 2006 at 4:49 pm » Comments (16)
(Continued from a previous story) A large woman with salt and pepper hair, and twinkling brown eyes, Mrs. Jordan, my fifth grade teacher, had a voice that boomeranged off the walls ...more »REMEMBER Who Helped You..the Flight School
April 23rd, 2006 at 4:32 am » Comments (0)
Part of overcoming adversity is REMEMBERING who helped you along the way. About two years ago I was at a speaking engagement in upper Michigan where I met another speaker ...more »-
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