Personal Growth

Most people I meet view simple home improvement as a complex riddle. For example, ask someone to change a light fixture and the usual response is something like this. “Oh, I could never do that, that involves electricity, and I wouldn’t know where to start.”   My response is a little different. “No problem, that […]

If you want to make a billion dollars, it’s a good idea to start with a job in sales.   I came across some research that looked at the top 100 billionaires in the world. 30 of these inherited their wealth and 17 started a business early on. That left 53 that worked for some

My earliest memory of writing was a report I did on the Berlin Wall. It required many trips to the library, hours of research and pages of notes. Once the prep work was done, I got down to the business of writing the paper. After hours of pain, I finished the assignment.    Looking back, I

There is a big downside to getting old. Your muscles and joints ache, you get tired sooner and you may even get some gray hairs. These things will all happen, but age changes something even more important, the imagination.   Using one muscle, we can sit back and imagine lands of fantasy or create products

The competition of life starts at an early age. One of the first arenas we enter is school, where the pressure to be “cool” feels overwhelming.   There is no scoreboard when it comes to popularity, only an unshakeable feeling of being in or out.   If you are on the inside, you protect that

If you want instant gratification, don’t plant a Chinese bamboo seed.   The process begins like any other seed, it needs good soil, sun and water. But after a year of nurturing this little seed you won’t get anything in return.   In year two, it requires the same care and attention. Water, sun and

In 1885 Karl Benz invented the first true automobile. It had many of the same features we see today. It was gasoline powered, used an internal combustion engine and sat on a chassis.   Cars have been around for over 130 years and yet inventors keep making them better.   Today, cars will stop if

I’ve always assumed every year that goes by will be better than the last. All my planning and goals show me an exciting future. I rarely think about things going off course.   I may get lucky and never run into a single rainy day, but I doubt it.   Research shows that people all

We go to school, so we can get an education and graduate with a degree. I never thought much about these concepts. I assumed they were the same thing as learning. Boy was I wrong.   Going to school is something you do. Getting an education or a degree is a milestone. Learning is something

Have you ever found yourself doing one thing but thinking about something else?   This is an all too common occurrence for me. I love to think, plan and experience new things. Each one of these actions by themselves are great. Do them at the same time and you take away from the moment you’re