Years ago, I saw a wonderful James Thurber cartoon that shows a man holding a phone and yelling into it,” Well if I called the wrong number, why did you answer the phone?” And it captures so well when something bad happens that’s our fault, we can at times immediately blame the other person. I […]
advice, mindset, perspective, perspectives
Russell Conwell was a Baptist Minister, a philanthropist, an attorney, an educator and the founder of Temple University in Philadelphia. He was well known for giving a speech many times called “Acres of Diamonds”. The essence of that speech was that people often mistakenly believe that to be successful, or find prosperity or their fortunes, […]
conwell, diamonds, mindset, opportunity, temple
Every morning I take the same route to work, and I don’t know if I just have bad luck, but every day at the exact same intersection, I hit a red light, and I usually just stare at the red light until it changes to green. Sometimes I look over while I’m waiting and there’s […]
beyond fence, mindset, red light
I was walking through an empty parking lot outside the Starbucks the other day and saw the following: Someone pulled into the lot, got out of his car, and walked up to the front door. It was dark inside, nobody there. He tried the front door and found it locked. He looked inside again and […]
mindset, Motivation, persistence, try
One of the greatest accomplishments in sports is when Roger Bannister, a British runner, broke the four-minute mile barrier in 1954. He accomplished something that was previously thought to be almost physically impossible to achieve. Here’s what’s interesting and not as well-known: After he accomplished that feat, many people started running sub four-minute miles. In […]
impossible, mindset, rogerbannister, track
About six months ago, I started answering my cell phone by saying, “Good news only!” I’m not sure why I started doing that (I admit I’ve always been a fan of the Chaka Khan song Tell Me Something Good), but I thought I’d start the conversation requesting something good. I get all kinds of reactions […]
good news, mindset, news, optimism, positivity
Back in high school I was excited to be accepted into an Honors English class, but not so excited when the first test was returned to us and I got a D. Apparently, there were a number of people in that same situation, and the teacher said, “If you didn’t get a good grade, you […]
mindset, positivity, recovery, upset