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Planning the Future
January 8th came none too soon. I got into their office, and they first took a new set of x-rays and then gave me the news. I tore my...
May 16, 2024


The Pain in the Knee
I am going to blog about my experience with having a knee replaced in April of 2024, what led up to it and what has happened since I had...
May 14, 2024


Gardening
Here is a thought from Napoleon Hill in where he talks about how your mind is like a garden. Napoleon hill felt that whatever thoughts...
May 9, 2024


Cleaning House
I keep writing about how people should be grabbing life by the horns and doing more or changing something in their life. Pursuing...
May 7, 2024


Austria Airport
I used to travel quite a bit before I started to teach. While traveling you hear stories about different things. Some are true and some...
May 2, 2024


Off Course
Everyone always thinks that the Airplanes, ships and rockets are always on track. You are probably thinking have to be on course...
Apr 30, 2024


Five Balls
I heard an interesting analogy and I can’t put my finger on who said it. It goes something like this. Imagine that life is five balls,...
Apr 25, 2024


Life’s Meaning
Have you ever stopped to ask your self some very important questions? It seems in todays life that we are all very busy, too busy at...
Apr 23, 2024


The Man and the Owl
Once upon a time, in the heart of a dense forest, there lived a wise old owl named Orlan. Orlan was known far and wide for his profound...
Apr 18, 2024


The Grandfather fable
Today I thought I would give you a fable about a Grandfather Once upon a time, in a quaint village nestled between rolling hills and lush...
Apr 16, 2024


Going to dinner
You might want to consider that retirement is like going to dinner rather than going to the grocery store. Rather than thinking your...
Apr 11, 2024


Scare Yourself
When was the last time you took a risk that scared you. Maybe it was riding a rollercoaster, or going too fast in a car, or standing on...
Apr 9, 2024


Crescendo Mentality
I am finishing up on my discussion on the Covey and Haller book “Live Life in Crescendo.” With this post. It was a fun book to read and I...
Apr 4, 2024


Recipe for Memories
If you didn’t know I love collecting recipes and making dishes. The other day I was watching a program on a dinner party a TV Chef was...
Apr 2, 2024


John Wooden’s greatest gift
One of the people that Covey and Haller talk about in the book was Coach John Wooden whose team was the UCLA Bruins. Under his guidance...
Mar 28, 2024


Rowing Little Boats
I am teaching a management class at a local college and in my lesson today I brought in a half dozen different management books from my...
Mar 26, 2024


Reaping and Sowing
In Crescendo Covey and Haller has a lot of great thoughts in Chapter 3 which is devoted to the Thought that “People are More Important...
Mar 21, 2024


Riding Horses
In the old West there was a cowboy expression that said, “There never was a horse that couldn’t be ridden, and there never was a rider...
Mar 19, 2024
Prepare To Be Old
Covey and Haller’s book “Life in Crescendo” summarizes the book by talking about detecting your purpose. It is his firm belief that you...
Mar 14, 2024


Are You Over the Hill
Have you ever given the thought about how ageism stealthily slips into your conversations and attitudes? How about the term “Over the...
Mar 7, 2024
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