June 24th, 2008 at 8:02 am » Comments (17)

It was the beginning of a hot summer day.  After finding Wadsworth Park, I trekked across the moist dew covered grass and made my way over to where Joanna ...more »

June 9th, 2008 at 10:37 pm » Comments (28)

Have you ever noticed that when you try to get a cat to come to you, it won't because it doesn't respond to being pushed; however, when you sit back ...more »

June 4th, 2008 at 6:41 pm » Comments (35)

I just finished reading "Step Into the Spotlight!: A Guide to Getting Noticed" by a woman named Tsufit (how do you pronounce that!?). This wonderful book came as ...more »

May 11th, 2008 at 10:35 pm » Comments (40)

I've been meaning to write this post ever since I read "17 Lies That Are Holding You Back and The Truth That Will Set You Free" by Steve Chandler. ...more »

April 16th, 2008 at 9:38 pm » Comments (33)

One of the reasons why I blog here at Adversity University is to turn my own personal experiences into solutions for you and make new connections along the way. ...more »

March 8th, 2008 at 9:41 pm » Comments (41)

I was living in Michigan at the time.  It was a rainy Saturday afternoon with dark, angry clouds that seemed to cast a spell of gloom and doom.  (Photo:  Catchphrase X) I had ...more »

February 25th, 2008 at 5:00 pm » Comments (16)

A fellow blogger, Alex Shalman, is conducting a "Happiness Project" over at his blog and he's opened this up to anyone who wants to participate. I've always thought "happiness" was ...more »

January 17th, 2008 at 8:00 pm » Comments (37)

About a year ago, I had my speaking website overhauled by a local designer. A month or two after the site went live, a couple of gigs came through, ...more »

January 1st, 2008 at 12:48 pm » Comments (41)

My mind is swirling this morning with so many thoughts as we begin the first day of 2008.  Some of them were posted yesterday along with a small exercise that I ...more »

December 10th, 2007 at 11:46 am » Comments (52)

Have you ever experienced a strong feeling about someone you just met?  Perhaps you knew you could trust this person but couldn't figure out why?  Did anyone tell you "trust ...more »

December 2nd, 2007 at 10:56 pm » Comments (52)

To start off this week, I thought it would be fun to share behind the scenes look at what it has been like to do something for a living that ...more »

November 27th, 2007 at 1:49 pm » Comments (40)

We all know how each snowflake is different from the billions of others that fall to the ground.   The same can be said for your fingerprints.  Imagine the vastness of ...more »

November 26th, 2007 at 1:47 pm » Comments (33)

Today's post is my submission to a group writing project at Litemind.  Everybody says, "Someday we'll laugh about this."  I figure, why wait?   No Mistakes, only lessons:  Life is a series ...more »

November 18th, 2007 at 11:53 pm » Comments (16)

Destiny is what I believe in. Winston Churchill once said when he was a boy, he told his childhood friend that he would one day save the British Empire from falling ...more »

November 13th, 2007 at 11:08 am » Comments (10)

Sorting through my ancient filing cabinet the other day gave me some ideas for today's post.  Back in 1999, I did a keynote presentation for UNUM/Provident, an insurance company based ...more »