With age 71 just ahead, I’m running after time like Forrest Gump chasing that pickup.
According to the chart below, time’s not exactly on my side, even if I make it to 90.
So the real question is: how can I use the time I have left to live the most satisfying life?
Continue Reading “OK, time is short: How to use it for the most satisfying life” A new way of rethinking your purpose could be the boost needed for a rich and long life.
That’s what Gordon Christensen taught as a Harvard professor.
He knew that money and acclaim were not the most important metrics for success in life even though he was named the world’s most influential business thinker in 2011 by Thinkers50.
Continue Reading “How Purpose Is Your Secret Key to Living Rich and Long” Gardens exude peace while growing through storms.
Thunder scares us. But, not flowers. They soak in water from the same storms.
Their beauty is not achieved without disorder.
Neither is ours if we see through the chaos.
Whether it be physical or mental suffering, three treasures await for those who look.
Continue Reading “Find Peace in the Midst of Fear: A Step-by-Step Guide” What do wildfires, heart attacks, and drunken sailors share in common with anxiety?
They show up unannounced, and you never know what they’re gonna do.
That’s why a hiding place is the difference between stability and a nervous breakdown.
It is a domain for unlimited strength and clarity, an antenna for answers to your biggest problems.
I wish a mentor had told me when I graduated from college, “Son, you have a great future. It’s tremendously exciting, and the possibilities for your gifts and talents are unlimited. But, you need an atomic fortress when all hell breaks loose because it’s going to explode often and in ways you can’t imagine.”
On second thought, I’m glad no one told me that because I probably would have holed up on a sailboat in the BVI for the rest of my life.
When family tragedies strike, Tyler Perry stands as a shining example.
No, not Madea. Tyler Perry.
His movies are full of humor, faith, and old-school rules for healing wounds.
Tyler was born into tragedy with a raging alcoholic father.
Abuse swarmed him and his mother day and night.
He didn’t even finish high school, so he earned a GED.
And yet Forbes listed Tyler Perry as the highest-paid man in entertainment by 2011.
“My childhood was a story of discouragement, belittlement and unthinkable abuse, and yet I rose above.” Tyler Perry, Higher is Waiting
More than ever, folks in America are growing up in abusive homes.
I did. That’s why I admire Tyler Perry. He navigated abuse for 21 years before leaving home.
Racism and inequality are bad enough, but when you pile on abuse, success is much harder.
Tyler Perry overcame all three.
Continue Reading “How Tyler Perry Turns the Worst Family Tragedies Into Triumph”