Near the beginning of my keynote speeches, I used to tell a story of two wolves vying for attention. It’s been told in many different ways but the gist is, a father was talking to his son and said, “Inside me are two wolves, one is good and one is evil. And they’re...
I’m pretty sure I have a green thumb, because almost everything that comes into my yard thrives, multiplies and is wildly prolific. Things flourish! To flourish, according to Webster’s definition, is to grow luxuriantly, to achieve success, and to be in a...
It was the simplest of exercises. You take a piece of paper and fold it a few times and voila, you get a paper hat. I practiced multiple times before introducing it in one of my classes, where I just couldn’t make it work. Eventually I figured out...
Years ago, I was visiting my son and his girl friend in San Diego. As I was preparing to return to New York City, they took me to one of my favorite spots by the ocean. I held my arms out, turned my face up to the sun and said something to the effect of how much I...
I was thinking about holding grudges the other day when I watched one of my puppies put the entire head of my cat in his mouth. They were both playing but I yelled, fearful his over-zealous personality might end in disaster. The cat wasn’t very happy about it either....
Here I am stepping into some pretty big shoes/clogs at a tourist site in the Netherlands. And this picture seemed to fit what I’m talking about here, stepping into the shoes–and perspective–of someone else. I recall once asking everyone in a class I was...
