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You are a Divine Teacher – Whether You or Others Are Aware of It or Not

July 6th, 2008 at 9:00 pm » Comments (19)

Today I did something brave.  A new friend whom I met at a networking event a month or so ago invited me to check out his church.  It took courage ...more »

Why I Take Risks: It Could Go Either Way

March 2nd, 2008 at 6:42 pm » Comments (30)

It isn't easy taking risks, especially if the outcome could go either way. If you're a public speaker, a business owner or occupy a position in which you are judged ...more »

Confessions of a Motivational Speaker

December 2nd, 2007 at 10:56 pm » Comments (47)

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 »

Ask! Ask! Ask!

September 19th, 2007 at 2:39 pm » Comments (8)

The Abraham-Hicks book, Ask and It is Given, inspired me to write today's post. One of the greatest things we can do for ourselves is to ask for something we ...more »

If Paul Potts Can Do It, So Can You!

July 8th, 2007 at 6:58 am » Comments (6)

You know, I want nothing but the best for those of you who are a part of the Adversity University community. I know how important your time is so I ...more »

Meet Patrick Combs

May 30th, 2007 at 2:57 pm » Comments (4)

Do you know who this guy is? If you don't, you will want to by the time you're done with today's article. About ten years ago during the late 90's, I ...more »

When God Put Me on CNN, He had other plans for me

August 31st, 2006 at 6:36 am » Comments (0)

Eleven years ago a young lady named Heather Whitestone became the first woman with a disability to win the prestigious 1995 Miss America crown. She was deaf. During her reign, she ...more »

The Moment of My Spiritual Revelation on the Beach

August 28th, 2006 at 5:14 am » Comments (25)

The majority of us have spent part of our lives not knowing what we want to do. We seem to drift aimlessly thinking that life is about paying the bills ...more »

Exercising Your Risk-Taking Muscles

August 19th, 2006 at 6:32 am » Comments (0)

Even experienced risk-takers get "butterflies" every time they take on new challenges. A great way to exercise your faith muscles is by doing things slightly different every day like taking an ...more »

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 »

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 (7)

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 »

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 »

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

May 27th, 2006 at 12:19 pm » Comments (6)

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 (7)

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 »