Abundance The more men have, the more perplexity they have with it. (Matthew Henry, 17th-18th century Bible commentator) Henry continued, “It is the folly of most men, to mind and pursue that which is for the body and for time only, more than that for the soul and...
Advice There is a fountain of youth. It’s your mind. When you learn to tap this resource, you’ll truly have defeated age. (Sophia Loren, actress) Men have looked for the fountain of youth in vain, but Loren’s observation is helpful. We can stay young mentally if we...
Ready or Not? If we wait for the moment when everything, absolutely everything is ready, we shall never begin. (Ivan Turgenev, 19th century Russian author) Advance planning is essential if we are to accomplish anything of lasting value. We are almost certain to fail...
Storms Not all storms come to disrupt your life. Some come to clear your path. (Fernando Cabrera, city council member) After a heavy spring storm season, there is a lot of cleanup to do. Getting trees and storm debris cleared away must be accomplished quickly to make...
Teaching A mentor knows how to stretch without insulting, affirm without flattering, release without abandoning us. (Chuck Swindoll, pastor and author) Who were the most influential people in your growing up years? Think about your high school and college teachers,...
Together It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit. (Late President Harry S Truman) It’s said that a later president, Ronald Reagan, like Truman, kept this saying on his desk. In a day when politicians (and many others, no doubt) are...
Power The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire. (French General Ferdinand Foch) We’re awed at the potential destruction from nuclear bombs and ballistic missiles. And what about natural disasters like earthquakes, tornados, and tsunamis? Wow, what...
Thinking As you think, so you shall become. (Bruce Lee, late martial artist) In this modern digital age, it sometimes seems as though you really don’t need to know much, except how to use your computer or tablet. If you need to know something, you can look it up on...
Education The brain originally is like an empty attic, and you have to stock it. (Arthur Conan Doyle, author of Sherlock Holmes mysteries) When you buy a computer, it is already loaded with basic apps and software. But to make it capable of processing the work you...
Freedom Freedom comes only through deeds, not through thoughts taking wing. (Dietrich Bonhoeffer, martyred German pastor in WW II) On this Independence Day holiday in the U.S., we celebrate the freedoms that were won for us by the brave men and women of Revolutionary...
Humility Honorable: to do things that are honorable and not seek honor for them. (Larry P. Arn, president of Hillsdale College) Honor seems to be a missing ingredient among many leaders in America. Almost every day newspapers, magazines, and TV newscasters report on...
Success Part II Failure is not the opposite of success. It is part of the process of success. (James Lenhoff, financial advisor, author) What do you do when your project doesn’t work as you had hoped? Do you give up and move on to another venture or do you re-work...