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Happy Freakin’ Friday!

It’s time again for my weekly chat with you with the subject that I’m thinking about – and believe you might want to think about as well. (And as you can see, today a...

It’s no sin to be born poor.  However, it’s certainly a sin to stay poor.  This isn’t said to be smug or judgmental, but to reflect one of the most insidious aspects of both poverty and povert...

Happy Freakin’ Friday!

(Note: By request, we're posting my "Friday Filosophy" email newsletter here on the blog each week.)

It’s time again for my weekly chat with you with the subject that ...

It probably took place about 15 years ago.  It was the Grand Ballroom in the Sheraton on the Park, in Sydney, Australia.  There were about 900 cheering, positive people in the crowd.  I had just fi...

Happy Freakin’ Friday!

It’s time again for my weekly chat with you with the subject that I’m thinking about – and believe you might want to think about as well.  Today that subject is chan...

She came up on me like a Cat-5 hurricane.  Within ten minutes of meeting, she had regaled me with at least four different tragedies from her past.  The drama and trauma were palpable. By the time sh...

Happy Freakin’ Friday!

It’s time again for my weekly missive to you with the subject that I’m thinking about – and believe you might want to think about as well.  Today that subject is mak...

You screwed up.  You know it, everyone knows it, and now that’s all you can think about. But before you flagellate yourself too much, consider this: You’re comparing yourself to the impossible id...