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What’s Your Passion?

August 15th, 2007 at 2:23 pm » Comments (4)

Part of my signature keynote presentation (H.E.A.R. Principle) includes the importance of Having a passion for what you do. My friend and fellow blogger Phil Gerbyshak wrote a great article outlining ...more »

Washington DC Speaking Gig

May 15th, 2007 at 5:47 am » Comments (0)

In order to keep this blog interesting and informative, I have a couple of photos from a recent speaking engagement at George Washington University where I led a workshop entitled ...more »

The Power of Intention

July 9th, 2006 at 3:35 pm » Comments (3)

If you've been with me since the inception of "Adversity University," you are witnessing an evolvement of sorts. One of my greatest passions (Have a passion) is writing not only ...more »

How Southwest Remembers People

July 4th, 2006 at 5:43 am » Comments (0)

For those of you in the United States, Happy Fourth of July! If you're an international subscriber, please celebrate with us in spirit! The last part of the HEAR Principle is ...more »

Acting on Intuition - the Southwest Story……

June 28th, 2006 at 1:21 pm » Comments (0)

Having a passion and entertaining the possibilities now bring you into the state of mind of being ready to act on your intuition. These are ideas and thoughts that come ...more »

Entertaining the Possibilities at Southwest

June 26th, 2006 at 7:51 am » Comments (0)

The last article announced a series of forthcoming posts about how Southwest Airlines has applied my H.E.A.R. Principle without being aware of it. The source of real life examples ...more »

Passion at Southwest Airlines

June 21st, 2006 at 7:08 pm » Comments (2)

Ever since the H.E.A.R. Principle was created, I've been on the lookout for stories other than my own to demonstrate its power. If you're new to this blog, I am a ...more »

Power of Thanking People with Handwritten Notes–Show Gratitude

June 14th, 2006 at 9:31 am » Comments (3)

Part of the H.E.A.R. Principle is Remembering who helped you along the way. Can you think of all the people in your life who helped you, especially when you were experiencing ...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 “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 »

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 »

On the road for speaking engagements

April 21st, 2006 at 4:02 pm » Comments (0)

I've been on the road traveling for speaking engagements the last few days. A couple of days ago I spoke at the Hudson Country Club where a group of businessmen and ...more »