If you want to make a difference in your world, here’s a great way to do it. Do an act of kindness for a stranger involving a financial exchange. It’s called Wealth Wednesday, and the impact can be great on the recipient. I’ve told the cashiers in the drive-through line at restaurants to keep the change. They always react with surprise and with gratitude. You also can pay for the person behind you at the drive-through or put some money…
A few years ago I was talking with someone close to me. He was lamenting the fact that he had spent what he saw as his “best five years” working for a guy who used him up and spit him out. Without thinking I said, “Those weren’t your best five years. Your best five years are your next five years.” I’ve tried to remember that insightful moment since then. Way too often we waste time thinking about what might have been….
A few weeks ago, my wife and son were talking about license plates. For months my son has been playing a game of sorts, trying to find a license plate from every state in the union. He has a form with all the states on it. When we go on a trip, he gets it out, hoping to see a state that he hasn’t marked off the list. photo credit: codepo8 During the course of the conversation, my son mentioned…
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about my thinking. Specifically, I’m trying to have more positive thoughts. That’s why an ABC News feature on a German spiritual thinker caught my attention. Eckhart Tolle has sold millions of books and was the subject of a 10-part online series by Oprah Winfrey, according to the network. Tolle teaches people how to “shut off the noise in their heads and be happy,” the article said. In answer to a question from ABC’s Dan…
One of the coolest things I’ve learned recently is the art of turning a negative into a positive. Sometimes this can be accomplished just by looking for the good in whatever situation you face. Often, however, you can turn a whole issue completely around just by changing the way you approach it. One of the best examples of this I’ve seen I discovered through a blog by Joe Vitale. It’s called “What If Up.” What If Up encourages you to…