These “Woodshed Moments” are equivalent to grabbing ner-do-wells by the scruff of the neck to get their attention and saying “Straighten up and fly right or else — and here’s why”!
What if the main reason we become unhappy is that we have unrealistic expectations? While mowing the lawn last weekend, I became aware of a neighbor’s child crying – actually on the verge of a tantrum. I couldn’t help thinking how unfortunate it is that children can’t and don’t yet understand how life works and…
HARD TRUTH #18 (From the book “Hard Truths” – a pre-publication extraction) Myths Abound “The lessons in my life have come from failures, my own shortcomings, naiveté and buying into some of the biggest myths modern society has to sell.” Joe Gibbs, Football Coach Some of the best-intentioned people give out some of the poorest…
Life is hard. Most of us don’t realize either how insulated we are from life’s hardness or how fragile that insulation is. Consider the plight of a young, single black mother of three children under the age of 10 Consider losing your job when jobs are scarce Consider receiving a diagnosis of cancer Consider…
People all over the world are risking their lives, sacrificing their lifetime savings, and going severely in debt to get half a shot at achieving the American Dream. Of course, you’re already there, and, for the most part, you’re already living the American Dream, so there’s no sense of urgency on your part to incur…
To begin this presentation, I’m going to show you two sides of a coin that will reliably predict your future. Fair warning: It’s not going to be pretty, but you’ll enter the next phase of your life a lot better prepared for what’s coming. So here goes … The first side of the coin – and this may come…