I have been uber busy since returning from our daughter’s magical wedding. I apologize for not writing more yet I needed to stop and make a request. I have been enthralled with the $100 million donation Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, made to the Newark, NJ school district. His action is a perfect example of impacting institutions...Read More
In the spirit of enjoying the moment, I will be off line until September 25, 2010. Our daughter, Dana, and her honey, Kevin Courtney, will be married on Saturday, September 18 at 3 p.m. EST. We are off to celebrate with our families and regardless of what my ego tries to tell me, the only...Read More
Come join me this Wednesday for a free webinar discussing tools and technicques that get results if what you are saving is your ability to create a successful life. Just as Stew Gibbon’s photo — even the darkest of skies has rays of sun behind them. Please pass this link around. It’s free, it’s Wednesday...Read More
Success You Can Bank On I know this is a week away…but put it on your calendar. Of course I will remind you! Happy Wednesday. And they are about to starts this weeks, so check it out. Thank you, Andrea Dr. Success www.facebook.com/DrSuccessPhD www.YouTube.com/user/ServingSuccessRead More
I was sent an incredible article about a community kitchen in India housed in a Sikh temple that feeds 80,000 people per day for free. At first I was overwhelmed at the thought of so many hungry people in one place. Then I read the article more closely. I realized that many who came were hungry —...Read More
Today I was engaged in an interesting conversation with a client about superstition — holding them and what that means relative to your belief in God and Einstein’s proposition that there are two kinds of people in the world — those who believe the world is a friendly place and those who believe the world...Read More
My last post was about Tipping Points and Positive Psychology. That theme continues with a message of hope that the high school students of today will be able to transform their ‘contagious power’ into the power that fuels contagious compassion. Leaving a legacy has never been high on my list of things to be concerned...Read More
Tipping Points, Ted.com and Positive Psychology In 2004 the founding force behind Positive Psychology was asked to give a talk at Ted.com. At the time I was taking a class from said force, Marty Seligman. I did not know what Ted.com was but like all good students quickly investigated. I have been a fan ever...Read More
It’s summer and I know I could possibily have found a more joyful way to invest a Sunday afternoon, yet the level of satisfaction I got from filing a pile of papers that dated back as far as 2008 really did give me a lot of satisfaction. I know, yet again another sign that what...Read More
In my last post I told of my surprise and delight of finding a child’s DiSC Behavioral Profile from 7 31 89 completed by my daughter. The self-report gave a list of statements that were supposedly true of her 21 years ago at age 5. I then wrote and asked her to let me know...Read More
