Tremendous Tracey
livin la vida laissez
The phrase laissez-faire is French and broadly implies "let it be", or "leave it alone." Helen Keller put it perfectly, “Science may have found a c...
don't fear the reaper
Every negative thought that we think is rooted in the perception that we do not have what we want or what we think we should have. It’s tough to br...
plunge into leadership
Do you take crap from people? Do your employees treat you, their co-workers, or, God forbid, the customer like sh%*? Is your organization clogged b...
mind the gap
"Mind the gap" is a warning to train passengers of the London Underground to take caution while crossing the gap between the station platform and t...
Never say never, unless……
The word to never say: “Why”
Only children ask "why". It reflects something that has transpired and is the equivalent to crying over spilt milk. ...
Alien Activity Discovered in Corporate America!!!
I recently went star gazing at the Naylor Observatory where I got the chance to look through amazing telescopes guided by amateur astronomy enthusi...
the greatest compliment in the world
My mother recently made a comment about my father who had passed away in October 2008. She said, “It’s as if he’s still here.” And for all impactfu...
why i love to fail
A young salesman asked an old-timer how he had managed to be so successful. The old timer replied “Good Judgment.” The young man then asked, “Well ...
sticks and stones may break my bones and words can always hurt me
I’ve spent the last two months teaching leadership principles to elementary school students with my dog, Mr. Blue. It’s the closest thing to being ...
To Deny or to Die: That is the Question
Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani has been sentenced to death by the Iranian government for converting to Christianity. He became a pastor in the Iranian ci...
where's my unfair share?
When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: ‘Whose?’ – Don Marquis
All this discussion of “fair share” in today’s political ...
long live the king cake!!!
[caption id="attachment_1630" align="alignleft" width="225"] The tremendous King Cake! (dog not included)[/caption]
Okay, so as a born and bred Pe...
I will always love you. It’s me I hate.
This past weekend singer, actress, producer, and model Whitney Houston died at the young age of 48. Her career was defined by her beautiful persona...
are you adding value or feeding your ego?
In today’s world of “overnight” successes, it’s easy to search for a short cut to notoriety. The beauty of finding our passion in life is that we’r...
more human than human
I’ve gone through some tough times in my life, every single stressor imaginable: death, divorce, war, moving; I’ve been served, sued, betrayed, dum...
