Starting Over Anew – Anyone, NOT Everyone, Can Do Anything
Starting Over Anew – Anyone, NOT Everyone, Can Do Anything [Revised January 18, 2018] In the Pixar film, Ratatouille, there is an underlying theme of “anyone can cook,” based upon famous chef Auguste Gusteau’s best- selling book with the same title. This does not mean that everyone can cook, only that the gift of culinary…
Starting Over – What’s Your Minimum Threshold To Action?
Starting Over – What’s Your Minimum Threshold To Action? The following post was originally published in The Meadville Tribune and titled “Taking action toward a better, healthier, more abundant you?” which ran 10/27/2009. “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…it was the spring of hope, it was the winter…
Caught In the Storm of the I
Caught in the Storm of the “I” What is the storm of the “I”? Put simply, the storm of the “I” is our battle for identity and the ensuing struggle to hang on to it in times of adversity. It’s human nature to compare ourselves to others. We want to live lives…
New Year’s Greeting for 2017
What a year 2016 has been! As I convalesce from yesterday’s abdominal surgery, I look back sorrowfully upon several final goodbyes that took place this year: Suey, one of my wife’s pet roosters (R.I.P. 3/16/16); Angel Larry, my daughter’s first pet cat (R.I.P. 6/12/16); Wilbur P. Puppyman, my Bassett Hound & sidekick (11/11/16); and…
Confessions of an Expert
The 2 Truths Every Expert, Guru, Influencer, Speaker, Coach, Consultant & Mentor Know But Won’t Likely Tell You (but probably should!): I am not an expert. (and neither is anyone else who claims to be!) In fact, the more I learn about EVERYTHING, the less, I come to realize, I know about ANYTHING. The…
