Content of Their Character

Content of Their Character

Martin Luther King Jr. was a gifted orator. He was a deep thinker. He was highly intelligent. Even as a young man, he was a wise man.  In researching King, I came across an article entitled “The Purpose of Education” he wrote for the Maroon Tiger, the campus...
Effective Persuasion: Are You a Painkiller or a Vitamin?

Effective Persuasion: Are You a Painkiller or a Vitamin?

Do you take vitamins?  How often do you take them?  There have been times in my life I’ve taken them everyday. There have also been times I’ve stopped taking them altogether.  Then there are those times I’ve guzzled Emergen-C because I was getting on an...
Relationship Goals: How to Get the Relationships You Desire

Relationship Goals: How to Get the Relationships You Desire

Think about the person in your life who is really struggling. I don’t mean someone who is struggling with psychological or substance problems. The person who just can’t seem to get out of their own way. Who is it? Would you let that person watch your kids for a...
Want a Happy Kid? Check Your Ego

Want a Happy Kid? Check Your Ego

I want to have a happy kid.  You want to have a happy kid.  Let’s talk about making that happen.  There was an amazing man named Chief Seattle whose impact will continue to be felt for generations. In a famous speech, he talked about how development and...
Teach Your Children Well: Money Lessons for Your Kids

Teach Your Children Well: Money Lessons for Your Kids

Teach your children well How do you teach a kid to ride a bike?  Do you tell them how to do it? Do you read them a book, maybe the user’s manual? Do you watch a video? No, of course not. You show them how to do it.  How do you teach a kid about money? ...
Succeeding at Life: Virtue and Vice

Succeeding at Life: Virtue and Vice

Yin and Yang is a Chinese philosophical concept that describes how opposites may actually be complementary, interconnected, and interdependent on one another.  The battle between good and evil is constant and complicated. In his book The Gulag Archipelago,...