Tip: When your heart breaks it can heal back crooked!
A while back one of my grandsons fell and broke his arm. He had to have a cast on his arm all summer long. Having to wear a cast in the hot summer months is not a lot of fun…
Tip: Work is a blessing!
Are you aware of the fact that work is the methodology designed to help you fulfill your personal calling and vocation in life? I once heard growing up that “work” was a dirty four-letter word. Not true! There is a…
Tip: There is always something for which you can be thankful!
As most of you know, here in the United States we are celebrating Thanksgiving this week. I realize that this Tip goes to many other countries where a “Thanksgiving kind of holiday” is celebrated at different times. Regardless of where…
Tip: You need a role model and a mentor!
One of the most important concepts that an individual can have in his or her life is personal guidance. None of us, by ourselves, is an expert on how to do life. We not only need help in the process…
Tip: Sometimes “pretty” can become ugly!
As many of you know, I was a school principal earlier in my career. From 1973 to 1981 I saw to the daily operations of a wonderful school. It was an important time of my life because it caused me…
Tip: Stay in your zone!
A few years ago Oprah Winfrey retired from her daytime television program after a successful twenty-five year run. Oprah was asked what had been the secret to her success over the years. Her answer: “I stayed in my zone.” She…
Tip: Sometimes you win; sometimes you learn!
“Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose,” is an expression I heard so often when I was growing up that it became part of my mindset. But, as I got older, that mindset began to change because I realized that…
Tip: Look for an opportunity!
If you have been reading these Tips for long, you know that I am a huge fan of the Rocky movies, starring Sylvester Stallone. Six different Rocky movies were produced with Rocky Balboa being the final one. (More recently, the…
Tip: Failure should equal education!
Most of us remember some of our childhood experiences in school. At an early age we learned a difficult lesson: If we raised our hand to answer a question and were wrong, we risked being scolded by the teacher or…
Tip: You make better decisions when you are not emotionally attached!
Years ago I attended a business meeting where I heard a gentleman say something that really stuck in my head, “It is impossible to make a good business decision unless you are willing to walk away from the deal.” He…