Giving Can Overcome Language Differences

I recently had to take a trip to Germany. It has been more than ten years since making my last international trip. I now have a renewed sympathy for non-English speaking visitors and residents in the United States.I didn't have it as bad as it could have been. Many of... Read More

How Do You Do That? Demystifying People With Disabilities

IntroductionNearly all employers and human resource professionals are aware of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Yet, how often do you, your colleagues, or the average individual have contact with someone who is visually impaired/blind, using a wheel chair, or profoundly deaf? When you do, how do you react? Interact?... Read More

Bad Blood

Direct Answers - Column for the week of August 26, 2002Recently my father passed away. My problem is he never filed a will through the court, but he did have a holographic will, which is an unwitnessed, handwritten will. That will popped out of nowhere.My father owned a nice middle-class... Read More

The Seasons of Life, Part 1 of 5

Life is about constant, predictable patterns of change. For the six thousand years of recorded history, as humans have entered this world, received parental instruction, classroom instruction, and gathered the experience of life; many have set for themselves ambitious goals, and dreamed lofty dreams.As the wheel of life continues its... Read More

Charge Your Imagination (2)

As year 2004 winds up and professionals and corporate bodies plot strategies for business excellence in 2005 and beyond, it is time to put their Imagination to real work. In the first part of this message, IMAGINATION, as a person, started an inspirational charge for the professional and business class... Read More

Heavy Weather Guide

Direct Answers - Column for the week of April 26, 2004My girlfriend and I are basically the same age, just a six month difference. When I went to buy the engagement ring in February, I felt certain she was the right one. She accepted my proposal by saying, "If we... Read More

Death Wish

I tremble at the thought that millions of people suffer enough to entertain a death wish. Perhaps it is as common a component of the psyche as suffering is a widespread phenomenon among humans. I suppose it is normally counterbalanced by the appetite for life, which joy and hope can... Read More

A Prison Cell?

Do you have a goal? A focus in life? Have you invested a great deal of time, effort, money to achieve and yet feel you haven't made it yet? For all your effort do you still feel that there is something missing in your life? It is obviously very important... Read More

A Path To Peace

The root of discord and violence between people and nations comes from our tendency to forget our humanity. We "forget" our true nature.Violence is a "learned" behavior. We "learn" it from our environment. When we are born, we do not possess the tendency to violence. As we grow, we become... Read More

Remember The Titans --Let Them Never Forget...

In the popular movie, "Remember the Titans" most of us most likely can recall our favorite scene. Do you remember this one?The first challenge of the coach was to get the community to break up the racial divide and pull together. So the head coach (played by Densel Washington) decides... Read More

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What Forgiveness Is Not

Is a grudge-laden heart sabotaging your success in business and... Read More

The Cracked Pot

Letters on Life#3Some experiences you never forget. In some of... Read More

Looking for a Better World - What Every Person Can Do!

Each night, when I put my head on the pillow... Read More

Top Ten Ways to Retire Retirement

1. Retire the word "retirement" from your vocabulary. Look it... Read More

Ctrl-Alt-Delete Your Life

Ah, the good old "Vulcan nerve pinch", the three-fingered salute,... Read More

Crossing The Line Of Fear

Oh, this is a great topic! I remember when I... Read More

Words Of Wisdom

Carlos' Words of Wisdom1. Today is your day to exceed,... Read More

Its About That Time

As we've reached the half way point of the year... Read More

Walking The Walk

Direct Answers - Column for the week of July 14,... Read More

Living Profoundly

When you realize that you really want to have an... Read More

Fear No Evil - How To Avoid Worry And Fear

"Yeah, though I walk through the valley of the shadow... Read More

The Four Emotions that Can Lead to Life Change

Emotions are the most powerful forces inside us. Under the... Read More

3 Big Fat Lies that Deserve to Die

Big Fat Lie 1: Your personality is formed and unchangeable... Read More

How Do You Read the Bible?

Here's a simple parable with an important moral.Each mirror, you... Read More

Directions For Life

Give people more than they expect and do it... Read More

Entrepreneur and Mom

When I was 12 years old, I had surgery with... Read More

The Ant Philosophy

Over the years I've been teaching kids about a simple... Read More

Planning for the Unexpected

Unfortunately, most people fail to plan until it is too... Read More

Freudian Slip

Direct Answers - Column for the week of November 17,... Read More

Anchors Away!

If we want to fill our heads with the doom... Read More

Lifestyle Changes ? A Conscious Choice!

Are you ready for a change? Is it time for... Read More

Anam Chara - Healing the Heart Matters

Are you prepared to make your heart matter? Are you... Read More

Recipe for Success

"Desire is a tremendous force, and must be directed in... Read More

Withstand the Test of Time

As I drove home from work late one wintry afternoon,... Read More

Who Are The Underminers?

How many of you had the experience growing up of... Read More

Being Relatable in Todays World as a Christian

There are reasons we cross paths with those that we... Read More

Attitude Adjustment

"If you are pained by external things, it is not... Read More

My Favorite Movies Journal

The movies--what a wonderful way to spend an afternoon! I... Read More

Money or Faith?

I've been to 64-countries, and yes money comes in handy,... Read More

Follow Your Dreams: Believe In You

What you believe in the inside, to a large extent... Read More

Have You Ever Felt GOD in You?

God is the primordial Creative Force that is believed to... Read More

Spiritual Evolution: A Journey of Truth

BORN OF BODY AND SPIRITWe are born of the body... Read More

The Art of Forgiveness

Forgiveness is a critical element in becoming self actualized and... Read More