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  • Failure: an Ingredient of Success?

    In 2008 at a commencement address at Harvard J.K. Rowling spoke of the value of failure. We all know her story. Wikipedia reports that she “progressed from living on benefits to multi-millionaire status within five years.” Twelve..





  • Where have you Traveled?

    Travel changes us; there is no doubt about that. Travel removes us from the familiar routine that sometimes puts us to sleep back home. It broadens our perspective. When we go away we are able to see ourselves..


  • Are You a Workaholic?

    Am I a workaholic? No, not me! Sure, maybe I do return to the computer after supper, but just for something to do as I sip my tea. Oh, OK, sometimes I neglect the tea until it’s too cold..


  • Are We There Yet?

    As we make this journey in the direction of our dreams, I wonder; what constitutes “there”? How do we know when we’ve made it? What tells us that we’ve arrived? Joseph Campbell said to follow your bliss, however bliss-following..


  • What’s Your Theme for 2011?

    “I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year ‘Give me a light that I may tred safely into the unknown.’ And he replied, ‘Go into the darkness and put your hand into..