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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 »

Trust that Your Passions will be Supported by the Universe

July 11th, 2006 at 4:24 pm » Comments (1)

Several years ago, after spending time in quiet reflection and reviewing childhood playacting roles, I wrote down things I had a passion for when I was trying to figure out ...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 »

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 »

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 »