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What Do You Make Time For?

One of my favorite old movies of all time is a little known epic entitled “El Cid” starring Charlton Heston. It was one of the last of the great epics of the 1960’s with a cast of thousands. They literally had thousands of extras for the extraordinary battle scenes. Now Hollywood uses Digital Computer Graphics […]

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How To APPLY and MASTER Human Relations Skills

In 1982, I read the classic self-help “How to Win Friends and Influence People” by Dale Carnegie. It changed my life. I must have read it 25 times. I listened to the audio cassette at least 10 times. (Cassettes were these these things we had…oh, never mind). Just remember, repetition really is the mother of […]

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What Got You HERE Won’t Take You THERE!

New Years Resolution don’t work. There, I said it and I am glad. We need to wake up! According to Newsweek December 24, 2012 article by Oliver Burkeman, “89% of American set Resolutions and only 49% are successful in achieving them six months later!” It’s a trap called “Fresh-Startism”. (This time it will be different.) […]

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21 Ways to Spot a Gentleman

Have you ever met a Gentleman? Someone with class and sophistication? Do you remember the Grey Poupon ad some years ago? “Pardon me, do you have any Grey Poupon?” I loved that ad. Recently a very successful physician turned entrepreneur called me. We met at his magnificent home on the shores of Lake Washington, in […]

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It’s As Simple As Riding a Bike

Like many of you, I have taught my kids how to do a number of things when they were growing up. Teaching starts first at home. From tic-tac-toe, swimming, basketball, to learning to speak english; pick any sport or skill. We all start at the bottom. When Evan was five years old, it was time […]

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Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, & Nobody

In a recent magazine article, actor Mathew McConaughey, was being interviewed. The reporter asked him why he thought the last 15 years in film had been good to him. “Always be a gentleman and don’t lie.” As I considered the simplicity of that statement, I was reminded of my early years of marriage. When I […]

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Symptoms or Solutions

How is your health? Did you set some Wellness Goals in 2010? Are you exercising daily? Are you eating better this year? My mother used to say: “If you have your health, you have everything.” She is right. I recently re-read a few books with the focus on wellness and good health: “The Secret” “The […]

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