“Why major in minor things?”

I heard Tony Robbins say it one time on a CD years ago and it immediately set the bar higher for my own achievements: “Why major in minor things?” It’s like dreaming. If you’re going to dream about your future, why not dream bigger than you are right now? There is no...

When You’re Not Getting What You Want

As kids, we could throw a fit. I remember both my kids – they each threw fewer than 3 or 4 tantrums. Once they found that no matter how much they screamed or pounded fists on the ground, the only result was firm, swift discipline, they gave up. No point in pursuing...

Pick One Thing…Each Week

I’d be willing to bet there are at least three, four or five things that happen to you nearly every day, or, at least every week, that drive you nuts. You get tired of rehashing the same problem or challenge over and over and over again. In fact, when it happens, you...

The Detector We All Need ‘On,’ Full-Time

If your close friends or family are thieves, charlatans and liars, you’ll soon adapt their habits, their ways. If your close friends or family are lazy and don’t have two nickels to rub together, a pot to piss in or a window to throw it out of…you’ll be next....