In Part One we looked at a saying my Dad wrote and kept taped to the wall in his office. I remember seeing it whenever I’d go to work with him. It read: “To have a body does not make one a man (or woman). To have a child does not make one a parent.”…
We all intuitively know that people aren’t always – or even usually – what they seem to be. Or, at least, not all that they seem to be. Still, as we go about living our lives, awareness of this knowledge is typically not at the forefront of our minds. Thus, when we come across a difficult…
Was on the phone with my friend Judy, who told me she was enjoying a cup of coffee. Nothing unusual there, except that she said it was a “huge” cup of coffee. “Why so huge” I asked. “Because” she explained, “My doctor allows me only one cup of coffee per day.” 🙂 Being that is…
In Part Three of our Three-Part series, “Ten Pathways to Positive Speech” we saw that Pathway Number Ten was to forgive. If you’ve been wronged, let it go. Often, it’s not as important to do this for the other person’s sake as it is to do it for your sake. The ability to forgive (and…
I recently tweeted a quote from Napoleon Hill that he considered one of the “14 Secrets to Success” (from his book, The Magic Ladder to Success). The quote read: “I enter into no arguments with people over trivial matters.” It reminded me of a situation last week when I nearly allowed myself to fall into…
Whether in business, interpersonal relationships or sports, it’s the fundamentals; the basics, that will make or break you in terms of success. I thought about that this weekend as I watched my Florida Marlins lose their second two-out-of-three game series in a row, first to the Houston Astros, then to the Atlanta Braves. This after…
My friend, Patricia Fripp, built her fortune, first as an owner of salons, and then as a speaker and author, by living the following principle: “Don’t concentrate on making a lot of money, but rather on becoming the type of person people want to do business with.” “What!?” you may be asking. “But, Burg, you…
In Part One we briefly discussed Malcolm Gladwell’s very interesting book, Outliers. My summation was that, as brilliantly written as it was, he – based on his personal world view – came to a conclusion about what makes one hugely successful that is highly different from mine (I, of course, operate from my own world…
Recently, I had the opportunity to read Malcolm Gladwell’s latest book, Outliers. The man is indeed brilliant; you’ve gotta’ love his eye for details and his research is phenomenal. However, I think that – like most of us – he comes to conclusions based on an already-established belief system. In other words, he sees the…
A quote by David H. Comins reads, “People will accept your ideas much more readily if you tell them Benjamin Franklin said it first.” Humorous, yes. And profound! Although I believe Mr. Comins was pointing out the universal respect people have to this day for the wisdom of Benjamin Franklin, his quote leads us to…
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