There are more than a few people who think this classic 07:09 scene from Glengarry Glen Ross is the outline for achieving success. I should know; I use to be one of those people. It is extremely well written by David Mamet, and perfectly acted by Alan Arkin, Alec Baldwin, Ed Harris, Jack Lemmon, and …
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On Being Reasonable Are You Reasonable? The following I have found to be true about human nature. Observation 1: Reasonable people continue to do what works for them. Observation 2: Reasonable people stop doing what fails to work for them. How do people know when something works, or fails? By applying one or more of …
On Spirituality No matter where our choices have led us, we are not alone. It should be clear that there are people out there— in fact, total strangers, who want to love you and support you. There is hope in this truth. Our Father, our Creator, loves us so much he sent his only son …
On The Father’s Decision – Author Unknown The church’s pastor stood up and gave a very brief introduction of his childhood friend. With that, an elderly man stepped up to the pulpit to speak. “I want to tell you a story. A father, his son, and a friend of his son were sailing off the …
On Where’s Mom and Dad A child arrived just the other day, He came to the world in the usual way. But there were planes to catch and bills to pay, He learned to walk while I was away. And he was talkin’ ‘fore I knew it, and as he grew He said, “I’m gonna …
On Making Choices If I were standing before you, you would not see an NBA center. I am too short to be an NBA center. But my height was not my choice, and is just one example of something in life that is beyond our ability to choose. But what about all the things …