In a recent blog I wrote about Zero Sum thinking. Briefly stated zero sum thinking is that if you win, I must lose. Think, Believe, Receive My first published book was called Think, Believe, Receive. Since the time I wrote it I have updated the book and added a new title; Think, Believe, Receive 2.0. …
It seems to me that today, the entire industry of providing news is predicated upon encouraging a rush to judgment. Now, I get that there is so much competition to be the first to break a story, to be the first to get an interview that caution is often thrown to the wind when it …
The shouting and conflict that comes to us every day disrupts one thing we all seem to crave; peace in our lives. I am referring to the kind of peace that gives us clarity about who we are, what we are expected to do and how others will behave. Do you see the common thread …
The rage we see displayed through the media today; the rage from people of all walks of life makes me think of this simple phrase: I will be happy when… when what? When all the Jews are gone? Then who will we turn on. When all the people of color are gone? Then who will …
It is one of the most basic of all communication truths; Information is Power. One of the challenges we have in today’s world is that we are bombarded with information, some of this information is true, some questionable, and some of that information is outright false. In this bombardment of information it is quite easy …
The Good Book tells us to “Do Unto Others as we would have the Do Unto Us.” This loving reminder seems to have taken on a different twist over the years into “Do Unto Others Before they Do Unto US!” We cannot live both ways; either we treat others as we would be treated, or …
Am I my job? Am I my car? Am I my house? Am I my income? In every case the answer is a resounding NO! You are more than our house, your car, your job or your income, yet sometimes we find ourselves identifying more with our stuff than who we are inside. Years ago …
One of the reasons I write frequently about the dangers of gossip is that gossip is one side of the story. It is one side of a story told with overlaid emotions specifically intended to get the listener to buy into the story being told. To buy into One Side of the Story, and usually …
