A few weekends ago, my wife, Mary, and I attended two birthday parties that were at the opposite ends of life’s experiences. Attended by family and friends, both events were joyous celebrations of two remarkable[...]

The ability to influence is one of the most honorable and powerful things to hold in life. Influence is not manipulation of others for personal benefit and profit. Those that place importance on getting ahead[...]

The past is prologue so we are all products of our pasts to varying extents. I am the son of an alcoholic father, and my life, in part, has been shaped by that fact. Whether[...]

It seems that I touched a nerve with my last article on a balanced life. There was a tremendous out-pouring of comments, and I’d like to share two of the responses that I found especially[...]