Feeling Wired? Do you constantly 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? Think of your life as an extension cord with too … Continue reading The Power Of The Off Button! →

Leave Them in Your Wake When we dream and share those dreams with others, the response isn’t always positive. Author Wayne Dyer has a wonderful analogy on this topic. He equates our lives to being in a boat and watching the wake it leaves behind as it moves through the water. He explains that the … Continue reading You Do You! →

What Could Go Wrong? In an older television commercial, the scene is set in a small Italian village, with excited townsfolk lined up on a bridge spanning a wide river. A man stands at the edge of the bridge, with large “wings” constructed of fabric, metal and wood attached and spread wide on his back. The … Continue reading Beyond the Leap: Fearing Nothing, Planning for Everything! →

Living With Passion When you’re ready to ride, don’t wear your sandals. Put on your boots and spurs, and let your horse know you mean to ride hard. Then – ride with passion. How many times have you thought of achieving a dream – only to spend more time in the dreaming and planning than … Continue reading Unleash Your Passion! →

Strike It Rich! From Commercial and Financial Chronicle (December 10, 1932) comes this quote from an article entitled “El Dorado”: “El Dorado, a country rich beyond all precedent in gold and jewels, lies at every man’s door. Your bonanza lies under your feet. Your luck is ready at hand. All is within; nothing is without, though it … Continue reading Believe It Can Happen AND It Will Happen! →

How One President’s Day Became Presidents’ Day The United States began celebrating its first president when he was still a general. Nearly 300 years since George Washington’s birth, the holiday has morphed into a celebration of the presidency. George Washington was not a huge fan of celebrating his birthday.A diary entry on his 28th birthday … Continue reading Happy Presidents’ Day! →

Self Promotion Been chasing success? Have you caught it yet? Maybe you finally landed a big contract, got that promotion, or reached bonus level at work. Setting a goal and achieving it is gratifying, but it’s not usually the end of the journey. Most of us tend to set yet another goal, and take off … Continue reading You Are Enough! →

Let Your Horse Leap! Have you ever tried to accomplish something, but given up before your plan or actions have come to fruition? Maybe you’re just trying to organize a huge stack of paperwork, or perhaps you’re trying to build up your database of leads or increase your sales by a certain percentage within a certain … Continue reading Ride To Victory! →

If you’ve ever heard real estate agents promoting the benefits of homeownership over renting, you may have thought they were doing it because they make bigger commissions when they sell a house. To be fair, they do typically make more money when they help a client buy a house than they do helping one rent a place … Continue reading Research Shows That Renting Makes People Age Faster Than Those Who Own a Home →

Where Do You Want to Go Today? With all of the unplanned minutes you will likely have this year, have you told yourself that there are certain goals you want to reach or master before December 31, 2024? Have you chosen a destination and looked carefully at the map that will take you there? A … Continue reading Navigate Your Way To Success! →

Less Is More During an NFL matchup, one of the announcers observed that the favored team’s quarterback had been guilty of trying to do too much on the field. Apparently linemen, receivers, and running backs had not been pulling their weight last season, and the quarterback was feeling all of the pressure to produce a … Continue reading Less Pressure, More Productivity! →

Fill in the blank… “I have a _________…” It doesn’t take a psychic to know what word you chose. Was it “dream”? Good chance it was. We all know this line from Martin Luther King, Jr.’s famous speech. So when we hear those first three words, it sort of naturally comes to mind. But what … Continue reading What Does MLK Have To Do With Real Estate? →

The Sun Also Rises Have you lost sight of the big picture? Has every little detail, every little brush stroke, taken on such importance that you no longer remember what you set out to create? Here’s some news for you:  it’s going to be okay, even if today’s troubles seem overwhelming and insurmountable. Even if … Continue reading The Sun WILL Come Out Tomorrow! →

The celebration of the New Year is an ancient tradition that dates back thousands of years. In fact, the earliest recorded New Year festivities are believed to have taken place in ancient Babylon over 4,000 years ago. The Babylonians celebrated the New Year in March, at the time of the vernal equinox, with eleven days … Continue reading The Joy Of New Beginnings! →

As an African American and Pan-African holiday celebrated by millions throughout the world African community, Kwanzaa brings a cultural message which speaks to the best of what it means to be African and human in the fullest sense. Given the profound significance Kwanzaa has for African Americans and indeed, the world African community, it is […]

It’s that time of the year again, the most wonderful time of the year – Christmas Day! A day that brings us closer to our loved ones, a day filled with joy, laughter, and love. For many, Christmas Day is a time to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, while for others it’s just a … Continue reading Christmas is Forever! →