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Touching Lives
“In a factory where mariner’s compasses are made,” wrote Dr. Orison Swett Marden, “the needles, before they are magnetized will lie in any position, wherever they are placed, but from the moment they have been […]
Year: 2015
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Hot and Cold
That’s life. As Frank Sinatra sang it… I’ve been up and down and over and out, And I know one thing: Each time I find myself flat on my face I pick myself up and […]
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Sharing My Credo
Yesterday I was listening to an audio tape of a talk I gave in Las Vegas in 1993. As an aside to the audience as I was about to recite my Self Esteem Credo I […]
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Miracle Worker
What would you like to hear just before you hit the back door and head home from a powerful two or three day conference on safety? I always figure that the closing speaker has the […]
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The Little Red Devil
I bought a little solar red devil. It swings its arms with a fork in each hand and moves its head side to side as if that devil is saying “No.” to me. Whenever the […]
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Just Tell Them Stories
So many times I have been asked how I could walk out in front of so many different sorts of audiences for so many years and win their favor. My answer generally is “I just […]
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One Thing Leads To Another
Where do those career breakthroughs come from? As I examine my past I discover that many of my life changing opportunities came disguised as referrals that appeared way out of my line. For instance the […]
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Meeting Where?
Meetings with North Korea. In the fall of 1951 when I was in combat in Korea there were rumors that peace talks would soon be going on and then there were many delays, supposedly because […]
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A Wonderful Place To Explore
We’d just had a wonderful fish dinner in Mebane, North Carolina and were driving through town on our way West when I saw the small sign in front of this huge warehouse. “5th Street Books.” […]
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No News Is Good News
There is a saying in the news business that good news is not news. It won’t sell. That just might explain the barrage of bad news stories that have dominated our newscasts these days. Some […]