I was getting an eye exam recently, and while reading a row of letters that I couldn’t exactly make out, the very astute eye doctor said, “Open your eyes a little wider,” and when I did, and more light came in, I was easily able to read this line which became a lot clearer. It […]
clear, eye, eye exam, eyes, life, metaphor
One of my favorite quotations is from Albert Einstein who said, “A person who never made a mistake, never tried anything new.” There are at least two great ideas packed in to that brief quotation. The first is that we should try stuff in life. We should do things and see how they turn out […]
albert einstein, new, quote, trying something new
Over the last week, I have gotten text messages from people that I haven’t heard from in a while, in some cases could be a year or more, and there was something really nice about getting these text messages that were basically just letting me know that they thought about me. It really improved the […]
improve day, text, text message, texts
The 1994 television series ‘Party of Five’ was about the five Salinger children who are left orphaned when their parents are killed in a car accident. One of the more heartwarming parts of the series, which lasted for six seasons, was the family dinners that they would have at the restaurant their father started, Salingers, […]
party of five, power of rituals, rituals
I was walking through a favorite store recently and bumped into a display I hadn’t seen before. An employee who was watching this said, “you are on your cellphone.” And I held up what I had in my hand and said, “my cellphone’s in my pocket, this is a pair of sunglasses.” It’s an […]
assume, assumptions, investigate
Recently, I took a few items to the bank to be deposited and when the teller added everything up, and it matched what I had written on the deposit slip, I said, “Oh that’s great! You know, sometimes I’m not sure if I’ve added those up correctly.” And she stopped what she was doing, and […]
bank, Confidence, doubt, self doubt
A friend sent me an article about four habits that help people perform at a very high level, and the last of the habits mentioned was really interesting to me. First of all, seems ironic because it was listed last, because the habit is to do the hardest thing first every day. I have heard […]
hard, hardest thing first, quote
My Uncle Sam had a favorite toast. Any time he would raise a glass, he’d say, “Strength to your friends and confusion to your enemies!” I always thought that was really funny because of the confusion to your enemies part, and when I was sharing this toast with a friend of mine the other day, […]
enemies, toast, uncle sam
When a friend or family member calls me and they want to talk about a problem or issue that’s bothering them, I offer three options. One, I tell them I can listen and respond with what I’m really thinking. Two, I can listen and just give them positive feedback. And three, I can just listen. […]
active listening, Listen, Listening
The old saying, “It’s better to give than to receive” is a reminder of the pleasure, the joy of giving to other people! But often, we’re not so good at giving to ourselves. That can be difficult and my brother Robbie had an interesting take on this. For the things that we use every day, […]
brother, everyday item, treat yourself well