You may notice that I use the words Thank You a lot.  I sign a lot of my correspondence using that salutation.  I do that because it causes me to pause and think before I sign off.  Do I always mean it when I use it?  No!  But there is never a time I am...Read More

Some may think starting the day with a reading about ‘fear’ would make the day a bit dark.  However, I it to be a challenge.  My morning reading started with a quote: “Always do what you are afraid to do.”  Ralph Waldo Emerson So I thought about my business — which in my case is also...Read More

Giving, and the positive impact on the giver, is a very hot topic this week.  There seems to be no end to people and causes that are in need.  A search of TED.com resulted in a an interesting conversation (as always) on the subject of the future of philanthropy. http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/katherine_fulton_you_are_the_future_of_philanthropy.html Happy Giving.  Thank you. Andrea...Read More

One of my favorite researchers has done it again. Dr. Robert Biswas-Diener renowned author of many books in the field of positive psychology published some great research on giving to charity and increased personal happiness. The link to the actual study can be found at: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-038.pdf The research compared people in a rich and a...Read More

I do not believe the cliche “all things happen for a reason” as many use it…when something bad happens there is some ‘reason’ why it happened and your job is to find out what that reason is and learn from it. Hogwash. There is only one reason anything happens and that is because the purpose...Read More

What is the price you are willing to pay to have financial success? During a business strategy call this morning I found myself using a personal example of a low water mark for financial success.  Lap dancers. Let me explain.  In the community I live, lap dancers out earn me by about 10 to 1. ...Read More

One of the observational cliques that goes around psychology is that the condition of your physical home — how orderly things are, how well maintained and clear the environment is, if there are photos of friends and family, etc. represents the condition of your personal psyche.  One of my favorite Positive Psychology researchers and authors...Read More

It may be a holiday in the U.S. today, but one of the leading researchers in Positive Psychology combined a bit of holiday in Hawaii with a bit of work by posting the following article.  I remember the first time I read this work.  Being a sugar addict from birth, I had negative thoughts of...Read More

Note:  If you buy the book from Amazon, make sure to only pay the $9.97 price!  The Book is not out of stock at $9.97 and you can have all you want! Or, go to http://www.ServingSuccess.com/ A big thank you to all who have purchased the book today. I will be hosting a call to...Read More

Have you ever noticed that sometimes life requires you to stop doing things that you actually enjoy in order to do something you do not enjoy nearly as much?  Well, that is what has happened to me.  I actually enjoy writing a blog each week, sharing the blog posts of some noted and content-rich contributors,...Read More