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Of all the lessons there are to learn in life, one stands out for me.  What is that lesson?  It’s learning to be myself. “Be yourself: everyone else is taken.” – Oscar Wilde I’ve discovered that learning the lesson doesn’t happen in a day, but it does happen daily. What being yourself doesn’t mean: It’s not an excuse for bad behavior It doesn’t mean you...Read More

What is it that you know about yourself that others don’t know about you? All of us have things in our lives that we are hiding.  And of course, they vary in degree.  The kinds of things hidden range from hardships, to personal challenges, to actions and attitudes that we keep submerged.  We keep a tight control over the transparency gauge.  It can be anything...Read More

What do you believe are the ingredients for personal and professional success? On your list should be community.  I’m not talking about a large community, like the ones we build on social media networks, but a small community that provides accountability – like a personal board of directors.  It’s a small band of brothers and sisters.  They are your mutual supporters – your truth-tellers  —...Read More

I was in Pittsburgh on December 23, 1972.  This is the day and place the term “Immaculate Reception” was given to one of the most famous plays in football history.  It was a game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Oakland Raiders.  The Steelers were trailing in the last 30 seconds of the game.  Terry Bradshaw passed to a player.  The ball was deflected.  As...Read More

What makes us the most powerful creature on earth?  It’s our imagination!  With our imagination we are able to think into the future.  We create, plan and manipulate our environment. Because it is powerful, it also has the ability to pollute our lives and cause personal damage in the form of stress and anxiety. Add to this every bad thing that happened in the last...Read More

I talk a lot about empowering people to live life on purpose.  This deals with your direction – your “why” for living.  It also has an intimate connection to the stresses we feel on a day-to-day basis. Understanding our purpose for living and aligning our schedules accordingly helps relieve some of the stresses we experience – BUT it doesn’t eliminate them. Stress has always existed,...Read More