
問題、問題、何故問題だらけ?
船が難破し二人の男がある島に漂着した。一人は叫んで泣き始めた。「俺たちは死んでしまう! 俺たちは死んでしまう!食べ物はないし、水もない。俺たちは死んでしまう!」もう一人の男は、ヤシの木に背中を持たれかけ静かに座っており、最初の男はそれに腹を立てた。「あんたはわからないのか?...

Problems, Problems, Why Problems?
Two men got shipwrecked on an island. One started screaming and yelling. "We're going to die; we're going to die! There's no food, no...

Emerging Leaders and Second Chances
Here is an unusual account of a real-life event that happened some years ago. An executive secretary to the president of a large...

The Power of One Person
Allow me to share a true story about the power of one person who was willing to step into an impossible situation. In this case, it was a...

Four Things You Can’t Recover, Rediscovered!
I recently rediscovered a quote that resonated strongly with my followers on Facebook. It’s a quote by Deanna Wadsworth. “There are four...

Why Are Relationships So Hard?
Here’s a concept attributed by some to Mother Teresa about life. Her attitude, compassion, work ethic, and incredible belief in God have...

Tom Brokaw’s Takeaway about Seventh Grade
The year is 2012. Becky and I are in Tempe, Arizona, attending our son’s graduation at Arizona State University. The graduation was...

We Let the Dog Out
One of my challenges as a speaker and writer is that some people think I’m an expert. Like me, many experts have more degrees than a...

The Wisdom of Strength and Wisdom
Last week, I addressed the need for a ‘both/and’ way of thinking in our lives. Let me give you an example of how this works. Do you know...

Isolated Islands We’re Not
Every morning in Africa, a gazelle awakes. It knows that it must run faster than the fastest cheetah, or it will be killed. Likewise,...

Minding the Expectation Gap
Last week, we started a two-part series on what happens when we live our lives or base our success on the following equation:...

Unmet Expectations Minus Real Reality Equals…?
We live in a success-driven world that generally believes and endorses an awkward value. That awkward value is the issue of success....

Want to go up? Write it down!
An eighty-year-old couple was worried because they kept forgetting things all the time. The doctor assured them that there was nothing...

More Smiles Per Hour
I like our article title today. Life can be about increasing your and other's smiles per hour if you know Who the accelerator is and...

See, Then Be, the Change
Here’s a story to get your mojo going today. Two guys are talking about their boss's upcoming wedding. The first guy says, "It's...

The Obvious Difference of a ‘Belonger’
We often miss the obvious. Let me illustrate with a story. A farmer couldn't tell his two horses apart, so he tried cutting the tail off...

Improving Your Life’s Batting Average
Years ago, a great teacher named Bob Mumford had this thought. He said, “If you want to increase your batting average, you have to stop...

Managing Yourself from the Inside Out
Lately, many people I'm meeting are apprehensive about the future. I can’t blame them. We feel like we have never been this way before....

Upgrade Your Birthday: Take a Cha—Cha—Cha—Chance
One of my favorite people in the world is my brother-in-law, who is celebrating his 80th birthday this month, July 2021. I thought I...