Spot Checking Priorities From time to time I find it useful to take a look at my priorities in life, a spot check or snapshot if you will, to see if I am on a path that is bringing me creative satisfaction and a sense of well-being and accomplishment, not to mention acknowledgement and some […]
Read MoreComedians as Philosophers-in-Chief Earlier today I posted a thought on Facebook saying that we can often find great wisdom coming from our great American comedians. I mentioned that I had featured Moneylove Club audios in the past year focused on the thoughts and ideas of such great thinkers as Albert Einstein, Ray Bradbury, and Steve […]
Read MoreNOT NEARLY AS BAD AS THE DOOMSTERS PREDICT For at least fifty years now, so-called futurists, analysts, and economic forecasters have been predicting financial collapse that hasn’t happened–pretty similar to all the predictions wackjobs have been making about the end of the world. Sure we’ve had setbacks, most notably in 2008–but that fiscal maelstrom wasn’t […]
Read MoreBad Programming From A Doo Wop Hit It was 1957 and the Silhouettes put out a song destined to make rock and roll history, GET A JOB. It was a catchy doo wop song, meaning it contained lots of sha na na, dip dip dip, and mum mum mum vocalizations, with very few actual lyrics […]
Read MoreA New Experience Near The Place You Are Living Now One of the primary foundations of any success we have in life is a curious, active, and always expanding mind. You don’t retire from being a creative thinker. Chances are there are opportunities for a major booster shot to your imagination all around you. So […]
Read MoreSuccinct Substance If I ever am asked to make a list of the top ten things I’ve eaten that gave me peak pleasure, I always have to include a dessert that I can’t even remember the name of. It was at an almost deserted resort during the off season in Jamaica. At a former plantation […]
Read MoreCOCKEYED OPTIMISM IS A WINNING STRATEGY I recently posted the following statement on Facebook: As a confirmed and certified optimist, I am absolutely certain that all pessimists will get what they deserve and expect. Pessimism is not a winning strategy and is contrary to the principles on which the United States was founded. This is […]
Read MoreThe Philosophy of Embracing What You Don’t Know I got this one from the amazing Sara Blakely, just added to the Forbes list of the billionaires of the world as the youngest (41) self-made woman to make the list. She’s the inventor of Spanx, and creator of the whole industry known as shapewear. I feature […]
Read MoreSeriously, folks…. Some people reading this will just assume I am kidding, trying to make a satirical point about the current campaign. I suppose this is understandable, considering my background in writing many cartoon gags for major magazines, along with stand-up material, and my recently previewed one man show combining humor, inspiration, and revelation about […]
Read MoreUsing Your Mind To Move Your Life Forward Let me make this clear, I don’t believe in magic or mumbo jumbo, airy fairy prescriptions for success. Some of the programs that suggest you can become wealthy just by thinking about wealth or just by declaring your intention to be rich are plain silly. What I […]
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