Careers sometimes can stagnate. The enthusiasm with which you approached your first day of work fades. Soon your job becomes routine. And if you don’t continue to advance, your work life can feel like treading water rather than an invigorating swim. However, it can be hard to figure out how to take a career to…

This past week, Cindy McCain posted on Twitter a message that she had received from a stranger regarding her family. The message, besides being replete with profanity, contained cruel comments about her late husband and daughter. I am sure that the sender thought that she was being very bold to send that type of message…

Life before 40 typically is very exciting. We spend the first four decades of our lives getting an education, finding a significant other and establishing ourselves in a career. However, once we hit 40, life has settled down. And it is easy for our lives to become very routine. That in many ways is a…

Success does not occur without discipline. You cannot be highly successful in any endeavor without consistent, hard work. Of course, highly successful people make their success look easy. Last year, our family went to see James Galway, the famous flutist, perform. He made playing the flute seem effortless. But my daughter and I are both…

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