The Power of a Smile … Occasionally I feel the need to share a personal experience with you especially when something impacts me in a profound way. Yes, I know this is a business blog … And yet in my day-to-day life I find it nearly impossible to separate the closely intertwined personal thoughts and…
Hope and Change and Change and Hope and … Get Over it! Webster’s dictionary defines hope as a feeling. It states … hope is “the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best.” I believe that hope begins with a thought, a frame of mind, and…
The other night I had a potentially energy draining experience at the local Shell gas station. After realizing that gas was .15 per gallon more than the local grocery store (I should’ve bought it when I was there) I filled the tank up. As I waited for the pump to finish processing the transaction so I…
The Key to Happiness There are times in my life when I simply do not like what is going on. When this happens I typically go into my “grab control of the situation” mode so that I could get things back to normal and in “control” again. Recently I found myself traveling back to Cleveland…
Authenticity: Stay True To Yourself By Following The Money! A short time ago, I was having a phone conversation with my very dear friend Shawna, We were discussing my favorite topic of late…authenticity. While we were discussing, it was clear that authenticity means that you live a life in alignment with your values. Shawna asked,…