INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: “He is not fit for riches, who is afraid to use them.” ~ Thomas Fuller WHERE DO YOU INVEST?  Several business books suggest three ways to become financially independent. It is said that these three methods of building wealth create “multiple streams of income” – a never-ending financial source that continues to […]

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: “I am not just here to make a living; I am here to make a life.” ~ Helice Bridges TIME FOR SOME “PERSONAL LEAVE”! It’s easy to convince ourselves of the importance of our work. Imagine what could go wrong if we didn’t pay attention to all the details day after day. […]

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: “Few people can be happy unless they hate some other person, nation or creed.” ~ Bertrand Russell (1872-1949) THE PLEASURES OF TOLERANCE!  We probably all know someone who fits the description quoted above – people who aren’t happy unless they’re unhappy about someone or something. They are the perpetual complainers, always blaming […]

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: “In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.” ~ Robert Frost THE SUN ALSO RISES!  Have you lost sight of The Big Picture? Has every little detail, every little brush stroke, taken on such importance and worry that you no longer remember what it was […]

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: “Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space lies our freedom and power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” ~ Stephen Covey WHEN THE WIND BLOWS!  From the book “Wellsprings of Wisdom” comes this story:  A sturdy but diffident young man asked […]

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: “Whatever we expect with confidence becomes our own self-fulfilling prophecy.” ~ Brian Tracy PUT IT IN WRITING!  “How do you get there from here?” A common enough question when you don’t know where you’re going. If you were planning a long trip, you would certainly check MapQuest or a road atlas to […]

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: “Forgiving those who hurt us is the key to personal peace.” ~ G. Weatherly HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO BE HAPPY?  You’ve been hearing about this sort of thing on the news lately – people who have suffered a terrible loss at the hands of violent criminals, but still find it in […]

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: “It’s OK to build castles in the air . . . so long as you build a firm foundation under them.” ~ Henry David Thoreau WANT TO ACCOMPLISH SOMETHING REALLY GREAT? Ever dream of becoming a U.S. Senator? Want to become an anonymous benefactor of youth programs in your community? Want to […]

Success is the sum of small efforts – repeated day in and day outRobert Collier Success – luck or choice The foundation of success goes largely unnoticed. Success is almost always built in small, inconspicuous stages. When a major accomplishment is attained the world notices. Recognition is quick. It seems everyone takes notice. Yet while […]

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: “Leaders are like eagles. They don’t flock – you find them one at a time.” ~ Unattributed BE FREE!  In Stephen Covey’s “Seven Habits,” he talks about focusing on the important to the exclusion of the unimportant. In his own words, “The main thing is to keep the main thing the main […]

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: Today’s true story is all the inspiration you will need! SMALL WORLD! The brand new pastor and his wife, newly assigned to their first ministry to reopen a church in urban Brooklyn, arrived in early October excited about their opportunities. When they saw their church, it was very run down and needed […]

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: “There’s nothing as constant as change.” ~ Unknown FEELING WIRED? Feel on edge? Not sure what to expect next? Nerves frayed? Feeling overwhelmed by today’s complex world situation? How is it that some people are calm, fearless, and content, while others are frightful, worried, overwhelmed, and uncertain about the future?  In the […]

I Packed Your Parachute! INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: “You are amazing, you are important, you are unique, and you are loved.” ~ Unknown I Packed Your Parachute! Charles Plumb was a US Navy jet pilot in Vietnam. After 75 combat missions, his plane was destroyed by a surface-to-air missile.  Plumb ejected and parachuted into enemy hands.  […]

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: “The world makes way for a man who knows where he is going.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson THIRTY-ONE SECONDS TO GO! You may recall the story of how steel-magnate Andrew Carnegie commissioned Napoleon Hill to learn the true philosophy of success from America’s most successful individuals of the early 1900’s. Hill’s search […]