In 2002 I accompanied our daughter, Dana Courtney, to a youth poetry workshop.  She had won an award and was invited to deliver her work in person.  It was a large event with several hundred teenagers.  I had the opportunity to hear many poems – not knowing they actually were a style of writing and...Read More

Almost 20 years ago, thanks to an international business class, I learned that India — with over 1 billion people at that time — already had a middle class the size of the entire US population (400 million).  That stat has stayed me with and guided my thinking about globalization and the impact of large...Read More

So much of life success and achievement is based in what you choose to believe. I was struck by this warning sign at the Louvre recently. The parable of Jesus assumes Jesus believed and trusted he could walk on water — that was in part why he could walk on water. That begs the question: What...Read More

I suggest you invest 8 minutes and just imagine.  Imagine what you are capable of that you have yet to attempt.  Imagine how you could change someone’s life.  Imagine what the world filled with your possibilities. Andrea T. Goeglein, PhD DrSuccess@ServingSuccess.comRead More

The handsome young man in the photo is my grandson Miles Goeglein on the occasion of his confirmation.  Like many his age, he has struggled with what to believe.  What he showed me was the power just one quote can have on a life.  “If you are able! – All things can be done for...Read More

ow this old post really made me smile.  I found as I was planning this trip that I have a very cheap streak.  That streak is along the lines of never wanting to invest money on ‘side trips’ — I like to go first class, stay first class, spend first class — but don’t like...Read More

I will be out of the office until May 29.  I decided to look through some of my older posting and repost the link.  These are posts that, moment by moment, encourage me to dream bigger, smile more often, and always remember to love. Here is one from 2010: Dr. Success Challenge: Do you have a...Read More

Since I am the girl who wrote, Don’t Die with Vacation Time on the Books, it is only right that I be thinking about motivation before I go off on my trip.  This 2010 blog reminded me of why I was inspired to write that book six months later. What do you need to do...Read More

I, for one, still come out on the side that if given a choice, I would rather be born naturally too optimistic than born naturally more pessimistic.  Why?  Seeing a situation as negative as it really is would steal me of the moments I might have to enjoy those around me or see the beauty...Read More