Appreciate THIS Moment

I often find myself running around – going from task to task, meeting to meeting, event to event – just trying to get to the “end,” (which, by the way, never comes). I have recently been listening to the incredible class that Oprah is doing with Eckart Tolle on his book The New Earth (which … Read more

Yes We Can!

With Super (Duper) Tuesday tomorrow, I felt compelled to write about Barack Obama. I often get nervous to passionately express my political views too loudly as I don’t want to offend anyone, be too pushy, or to turn off or push away people who may think or feel differently. And, here on my blog which … Read more

Make it a Great 2008!

Hey there…happy new year. Can I still say that, even though we are about two weeks into the new year already? I guess it still works for another few days. I have been meaning to post to my blog for weeks now – all about the holidays, year-end appreciation and completion, goal setting for the … Read more

Get Good Stuff for the Holidays

At this time of year we have so much to be grateful for and so many people to appreciate. Because my new book, FOCUS ON THE GOOD STUFF: The Power of Appreciation, is all about this amazing power of gratitude and appreciation, it is a perfect book to give to others for the holidays. So … Read more

Appreciate Your Friends

We have a magnet on our refrigerator with an anonymous quote that says, “Friendship is when people know all about you but like you anyway.” Isn’t that the truth! Think of all of the gifts that we receive from our friends. So often my friends have shown up, picked me up, and loved me in … Read more

Happy Thanksgiving

On this day of Thanks and Gratitude, I want to take this opportunity to first of all thank YOU for your interest and support of me and my work. I cannot fully express in words what it means to me to have people read what I write and listen to me speak. I don’t say … Read more

Be Yourself

From time to time I find myself “trying” to be some way I think I am supposed to be. Whether it is as a father, a friend, a son, a husband, a speaker, a citizen, or any other “title” I have for myself in life, I have struggled at times in my life and still … Read more

Become Harder to Offend

I was recently thinking about how easily many of us in our culture get offended. We get offended by what people say, things on TV, opposing political opinions, noise, music, traffic, weather, our family, different view points, and so much more. Most of us are convinced that we are right and that people who don’t … Read more