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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 […]
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Being Happy
“Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.” – Dennis Waitley. “Happy New Year” Just think, a million […]
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Pete Leary
He was a caring, authentic looking Santa Claus to many thousands, he was a playful Leprechaun to thousands more and he was a dear friend to most he met. Pete was a songwriter, a folk […]
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Auld Lang Syne
I had been listening to the New York Philharmonic Orchestra New Year’s Eve and their final number was Auld Lang Syne and as I sang along it popped into my head that this was a […]