How to avoid a cat food retirement

On January 25, 2012 By

This isn’t funny.

What do you have to eat when you have no money?  Well, you stand in line at the soup kitchen or at the church food pantry.  What if you are a senior citizen and can’t get to the free food?  Well, you might eat from the last cans in your cupboard.  If [...]

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How to make a million dollars

On January 24, 2012 By

Eighty percent of millionaires in the United States started with nothing, zero, zilch.

If you have nothing and want a million dollars, eight out of ten people who reached their goal started where you are, from the ground floor, from scratch.

There are 7.8 million millionaires in the United States.

You know what not to [...]

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Lesson from Joe Pa

On January 23, 2012 By

Joe Paterno, RIP.

From all reports, Joe Paterno was a legendary force at Penn State for over fifty years.

He was loved, admired and respected.

He help hundreds of your men to succeed in athletics and life.

What happened?

Did he simply stay at the party too long?  Could he never let [...]

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You were warned!

On January 23, 2012 By

You were warned.

You sat in fourth grade.  You saw what happened to Melissa  Sullivan.   There were always food stains on her clothes.  She waddled more than walked.  Her well meaning mother pampered her with Twinkies.  The teasing and bullying only made her eat more.  By high school, Mellias was a lonely social outcast.   [...]

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How to build your life

On January 22, 2012 By

You’ve heard the old saying, “Rome wasn’t built in a day.”

Old sayings get passed on for a reason – they resonate.  You hear them.  They make sense.  You remember them.

Rome wasn’t built in a day.  Rome was built by thousands and thousands of workers over thousands and thousands of days.   [...]

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Why karate styles don’t matter

On January 21, 2012 By

The most important part of joining a gym is to go to the gym.  When you get there, you’ll do something.  If you lift weights or shoot hoops or run on the treadmill, it doesn’t matter, it’s all good.

When you sign up for karate lessons, go to the dojo.  It doesn’t matter if the [...]

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What is life teaching you?

On January 20, 2012 By

Pay attention.  Your life is teaching you.

You saw Shelia Hersh.  She paid attention in class and was on the honor roll.  She sang in the church choir.  She worked 20 hours a week at Friendly Freddie’s Supermarket.  She went to Columbia and Yale Law School.  She has a solid marriage and has two great kids.  She [...]

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Can you afford to be stupid?

On January 19, 2012 By

You can be all that you can be: a tough, thoughtful, spiritual person of action.

You can have a great job.

You can be in a wonderful relationship.

You can be blessed with many friends.

You can be a community leader and contribute much.

And, with one bad choice, it can all come crashing down. Continue Reading