Some life work and gifts just have a way to keep on giving. In my last post I wrote of one man’s experience with writing a gratitude letter and the impact it had on the author and his recipients – his Mom and Dad. I also shared the sudden life change that occurred shortly after...Read More

As 2010 comes to a close, I decided to republish a blog about closure, letter writing and most of all gratitude for those we love in our lives.  Enjoy this day, and every day.  Remember to remember:  this moment is the only one you really have, may you use it to be love, see love,...Read More

Dr. Success Thanksgiving Challenge: During the week surrounding Thanksgiving, reach out and touch as many of the people in your life as you possibly can. I am not suggesting you email, text, or send some cyber hug or Facebook farm animal. What I am imploring you to do is physically reach out and touch as...Read More

Appreciate (v): to judge with heightened perception or understanding. Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary Success Challenge: Observe things you take for granted. A warm cup of coffee when you get to the office, your computer operating as it was intended, the phone working or the person who hands you your ticket at the train station. What...Read More

Is it fitting for someone who promotes the development of personal success to be honored for doing that work? Fitting? I am not sure. I hope I would continue to do this work regardless of whether I was ever honored or recognized at any level. Yet, when I was nominated and subsequently honored, I did...Read More

It does not take being Dr. Success to know that the mark of a great company is its people, yet every so often I am dazzled by a customer service experience. When I am I need to pause and pay tribute to not only the person (whose name I do not know) who delivered the...Read More

Memorial Day is officially designated as a day to honor those in the military, especially those who gave their lives during their service to our country. Although focused on those in the military, it is really about honoring and remembering those who have served. I have decided to use this day to honor and remember...Read More

If you want to build muscle, you must do physical exercise. If you want to be healthy, you must eat a balanced diet. If you want to enjoy your retirement, you must save so your money will be there when you retire. Okay, scratch that one, some facts are momentary fictions! But…. I don’t mean,...Read More

A few weeks ago a wrote an blog twittering about twitter and how we serious, success minded adults need not preoccupy ourselves with adolesence type behavior. This morning I am having some crow for breakfast. Care to join me! They don’t call me Dr. Success for nothing! I do persevere even when I can’t figure...Read More

Would you be willing to explore spirituality if I told you it would make you more resilient? There is one question that I have been asked more in the last several months than at any other time in my business career. The question is: “How do you survive this economy?” I know at some level...Read More