Because This Is Your Life

It happened in the air. It happened on land. It also happened on the sea…almost. And… In each case it involved either a person, place, or thing…sometimes all three at once. This briefly sums up what was involved during some of my close calls in life. When I was 26…it was going in to a…

How can something that seems like it’s hidden from you be the same thing that actually is quite visible…even at the same time? What could possibly be something that feels like it’s buried 1000 feet in the ground…also be the same thing that appears to be a foot away from you? Strange as it seems……

Some of them are big. Some are small. Others are in between. Then there’s also the clean ones… The dirty ones… And even though the size doesn’t matter, I do prefer the clean ones. Although you can also get by and be effective with the dirty version as well. What’s also interesting about this? Each…

It was the first summer class I ever had at college. And even though the summers were hot in South Florida this was a cool class…especially the teacher. What was so cool…and unique about it? Including myself there were only two guys in this class out of approximately 30 people. Yet it didn’t matter… Because…

Two men. One unique moment in time. A can of Coca Cola. …and a life lesson for the ages. But first… Let me tell you about one of these men…Frank Maguire. Frank is the founding member and former VP of FedEx…former head of programming for ABC Radio Networks…communications consultant to Presidents John F. Kennedy and…

It’s been said that sometimes big things come in small packages. It can also be said that at times small things come in big packages. And this is certainly the case as it relates to your life. The only thing is… When can you expect each to come up? Because as you know life can…

What I’ll be talking about today asks the question… “How well do you handle high pressure situations?” Let me share a personal story with you. At one point in my life I was interested in becoming a pilot so I began taking flying lessons. At the time I was living in Florida. I knew that after a certain amount of flying hours…

Some of them wear suits and ties. Some dress in white…even gowns at times. Others wear uniforms of different colors And interestingly… Some don’t even need to show up or get dressed…and crazy as it sounds…rely on alphabet soup. Yet… No matter which of these you think of…in some way you have a high probability…

There’s a 4 letter word that others have called you many times. Not only that but you’ve also called yourself this same 4 letter word many times. The word I’m referring to is “lazy.” I’ll put it more eloquently and use the word “procrastination” instead. How many times have you set out to do something…

Do you remember this happening in school while growing up? It may have been in the classroom…the school yard…on the school bus…while walking home. In fact… It was also likely to occur at home. And it has to do with that one kid… You know, the kid that others would make fun of…laugh at…and in…

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