Stories. We all love them. From early civilizations to now stories are how we pass on our history, our customs, our skills, our insights and wisdom and our legacies - who we are. If you learn how to tell a story and how to appreciate the stories of others I guarantee it will change your life.
Stories contain the nuggets of information, of wisdom, of insights from others that help inspire us, that help us lead better lives, that inspire us to be more of who we are. We tap those …

As a reporter for more than 22 years I’ve encountered many people who don’t want media attention. And I respect that. Most have been victims, or criminals or experienced a tragedy and they don’t want it splashed all over the front page.
On the other hand - reporters generally can’t beat away business owners with a stick. I’m always amazed at the things business owners think are “newsworthy.” They’ll do anything to get in a feature story or get positive publicity for their business. Why? Because SMART business owners know that …

My Ant Farm just arrived. I’m happy the blue gel goes so well with my sage green walls. (just kidding!! sort of) It not only doesn’t look like a kindergarten science project it really does look like a piece of art. It’s small - about six inches wide and a couple inches deep. Very modern art looking. Very desktop conversation piece looking too. You might want to get one of these for work - tell the boss you want to be inspired to work like nature’s little type A (”A” …

Playing fair is the philosophy of the masses. We give what we get. We treat people like we are treated. They’re good to us, we’re good to them. They treat us right, we treat them right. They mess with us, disappoint us - we do the same or stop dealing with them all together. That’s “only fair,” right? Playing fair - it’s the American way. But is it the best way? Not really. There’s no room for failure in playing fair. If a supplier or colleague has a bad day, …