Even in the midst of chaos, God speaks in 4 languages. I wake up at 6:30 in the morning and head to Starbucks for my daily cup of joe. I arrive at my office at 6:45 AM, which is a condo on a golf course; just 100 feet from the fifth green. I head directly for the porch and take …
There Are Unlimited Business & Career Opportunities Out There!
America’s unemployment rate, though a bit higher than usual, is relatively low. Indeed, Zimbabwe is having its problems these days with unemployment hovering at about 80%. Afghanistan’s unemployment rate is 40% and Honduras is roughly 30%. So I ask you, if you are seeking an employment opportunity, what other country would you want to be in to secure it? I know …
13 Things NOT to Say to Jobless Friends
This week, I was asked to provide my insights to Boston Herald columnist, Darren Garnick for a feature article he was writing and that appeared Wednesday April 7th. He mentioned to me that a close relative recently lost her job, and to console her, some of her friends and relatives said, in Darren’s words, the most asinine things. I gave …
There is No Such Thing as Failure!
Failure is a human-made illusion of a perfectly natural phenomenon. In actuality, there is no such thing as failure; struggle yes, failure no! The human experience requires that you struggle for anything meaningful in life because it’s the only way you can appreciate anything. How can there be meaning to life without an appreciation for life? We’ve created a monster …
Are Your Thoughts Friend or Foe?
More than 40 years ago, the late Earl Nightingale wrote a book that would motivate millions of people worldwide called, The Strangest Secret. In essence, the strangest secret is, “You are what you think; you are your thoughts.” For those of you who might be students of history and philosophy, you know that as powerful as this message is, it is …
Want to Become an Entrepreneur? 10 Tips on How to Do It
“I teach kids to buy two bicycles; one to ride and one to rent,” says well-respected business philosopher Jim Rohn. Entrepreneurialism is a natural human phenomenon and today, with job security about as secure as airline flight schedules, the only job security may be that which you create for yourself. Why do I say that entrepreneurialism is a natural human …