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I had a surreal moment a couple of weeks ago…I found myself watching a Hollywood animated film about Madagascar (Madagascar part 1) while sitting in a make-shift theater in Antananarivo, Madagascar.  Sometimes it is hard to believe just how similar entertainment experiences around the world can be.

Madagascar is a country of about 22 million extremely poor (and increasingly desperate) people. I’ve visited some pretty tough places in the developing world [...]

A couple of days ago, I saw a tweet from Bill Gross that made me pause for a moment.

New Years Resolution Tip? Maybe it’s easier to make a STOP doing instead of a Start doing list?

This tweet crossed my queue while I was reading the brutally honest bio of Steve Jobs.  Steve was a well documented master of product simplification and complexity reduction. While the ability to be [...]

”The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.” –Henry James, psychologist, 1890

Last week I shared with you a positive quote/idea from my father that helped me out in a difficult pinch; this week my mom is on deck…

I hope you were as lucky as I was to have a mom who bugged you a little bit about your manners & taught you to express gratitude when [...]

Teddy Roosevelt’s inspiring 1910 “Man in the Arena” speech has a powerful quote that has challenged folks for more than century.   My dad introduced me to the quote at a time when I was in need of some serious inspiration.

It is a call to 1 thing…purposeful action.

It is a reminder that playing armchair quarterback is easy; getting out onto the field is another story.

So if you haven’t stumbled onto [...]

In honor of MLK Jr. day, I’m posting a sermon on Loving Your Enemies from November 17, 1957.  As you will note when you read the first paragraph, MLK liked to preach on this topic at least once a year.   I will try to post an MLK speech each year on this holiday (as long as this blog is live).  Enjoy & reflect!

Loving Your Enemies November 17 1957 [...]