"My life has been full of terrible misfortunes, most of which never happened." Michel de Montaigne There are a few famous versions of this expression throughout the history of humankind. About 2000 years ago, Seneca's version from his thirteenth letter "On Groundless Fears" stated that "we suffer more often in imagination than in reality". More... Continue Reading →
The Splendid Warrior – ACT 2
Malee pranced across the yard toward her family’s house carrying her precious sloshing package. She bounded up the steps directly into the main living area and immediately searched for an open container at least big enough to display her gilled guest for everyone to enjoy. Before long she found a large cup and began dumping... Continue Reading →
Harbinger Vignette 2
FADE IN: "Each person's life is made up of otherwise incidental events, which are transformed into indelible memories to relive many times over due to one phrase, one action, or one choice... good or bad." INT. WALK-OUT BASEMENT DEN - AFTERNOON A couple of couches are arranged around a television and fireplace in this dated,... Continue Reading →
Harbinger Vignette 1
FADE IN INT. WALK-OUT BASEMENT DEN - NIGHT The fireplace hearth and mantel exhibit the sentiments of autumn. Bundles of dried corn ears, pumpkins, pine cones, and acorns share the space with the stuffed portrayal of a proud turkey. MOM (early 60s ) sits at one end of a couch with a leg tucked under,... Continue Reading →
Are you a Wordle turtle?
If you haven’t heard of Wordle, or have but are too afraid to ask, you’re not alone. It’s a very popular and addictive game, particularly for those who fancy themselves to be a “word nerd”. The concept is simple, you have 6 tries to guess the secret 5 letter word. With each guess the blocks... Continue Reading →
Part 4 of 4: Principles of success…
To wrap up the series it seemed appropriate to allow some time to pass and build up a little anticipation - like generating the demand for the release of the latest mobile device. December is an ideal month for demonstrating the theme of this article - patience. This is the month filled with waiting and... Continue Reading →
Retire Early as a Multi-millionaire on a Median Income
With this simple approach anyone earning the median income could become a millionaire within 16 years and retire extremely comfortably within another 12 years. You could be living off of returns that easily generate $365K per year. If only I knew then what I know now… I would be retired already. And not because I... Continue Reading →
Part 2 of 4: Principles of success…
In Part 1 of this series, the topic was VISION. The concept is simple enough, envision what it is that embodies success for you, so much so that it seems that you’ve already attained it. However, you must also have a significant purpose for wanting to achieve your goal to keep on track with meeting... Continue Reading →
Part 1 of 4: Principles of success…
This series is intended to guide you in finding fortune...or at least with finding clovers having more than three leaves anyway. Though in all likelihood, you’ll find this series is generally applicable to life. Since publishing “Outstanding in your field…”, I’ve been asked if I really do know how to find four and five leaf... Continue Reading →
