Inspiration Report

Guest Post by Brian Tracy   Your ability to practice self-discipline in every area of your life is the key to the kingdom of success, the master key to riches and the true test of your character.  Every day, you fight a battle between two forces: the power of discipline, and the pull of the…

Barbara D’Amato was diagnosed with MS in the prime of her life and career. She had to reinvent herself. And not in a small way. Barbara entered the contest to get show on Oprah’s new channel. Here’s a link to her audition video.  If you like it, please vote for her. She’d really appreciate it.…

I attended the most extraordinary book party on June 15, for the award-winning CBS News Correspondent Barry Petersen, held at the Regency Hotel. It was to honor his inspiring and heartbreaking book about his wife Jan’s sudden early onset Alzheimer’s and his battle in caring for her and coping as her condition declined.  He opened the event…

Guest Blog by Marci Shimoff   Has this been a time of huge change or challenge for you? Does life seem a bit surreal these days?   Well, you’re not alone. In the past months, virtually everyone I know has experienced some kind of major transformation or loss-death of a friend or family member, relationship…

Guest Blog by Dr. Michael Finkelstein   Al and Tipper Gore may make it look easy to keep your composure while going through a divorce.  It’s not.  However, when couples decide to dissolve a marriage, there are ways to skillfully keep your head above water while the marriage breaks apart.   -Accept that relationships change –…

You may recognize Macy Gray’s “Beauty in the World” as the song that played during the last scene of “Ugly Betty” series finale. This song is so fun, upbeat, bright, happy, and refreshing.  The lyrics encourage you to let go, be carefree, and see the beauty and hope around you, no matter how difficult things seem to be…

The latest popular YouTube video is a baby dancing samba on a kitchen table–carefree, joyful, fulfilled, and completely in his own element.  There’s no doubt this little boy has dance (and hip) moves!  Could “Dancing with the Stars” be in his future?  Or could he be the next Ricky Martin?

We received an email with sweet photos of Suryia the Orangutan and Roscoe the Hound Dog, two unlikely, inseparable best friends who met at an endangered species sanctuary.  While this story is “old news” by now, we thought it was still inspiring to share the photos.  We also found a National Geographic video about the deep…

June Carter Cash was born today on June 23, 1929; she would have been 81-years-old. Devoted wife and mother, talented singer and actress, June Carter Cash will always be remembered as the heart and soul of her equally famous husband, Johnny Cash. At 10-years-old, June began singing and performing country music with her musician family,…

There’s a popular saying that goes, “When life hands you lemons, make lemonade.”  In Colin Goodwin’s case, he turned a prank from his coworkers into a thriving business! As the general manager of a furniture store in Oakland Park, Kansas, Goodwin drove a company-leased car.  He had kept the car in good condition and was…

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