Thoughts + Articles

Use the Simple to Solve the Complex

September 17th, 2021Posted by Madeline

Why a 103 year old productivity technique is relevant today! While there are many “productivity tools” and hacks that promise instant efficiency at lightning speed; all you need is one sheet of paper. Charles M. Schwab, was president of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, the largest shipbuilder and the second-largest steel producer in America and one […]

Profound Wisdom from A Toothless 10 Year Old

September 4th, 2023Posted by Madeline

    It was a sunny, bright, and beautiful Tuesday morning, June 27, 2023. Seven days after the longest day of the year June 20th. It was 7:00 am in the morning and my husband and I had just had breakfast and were waiting for the elevator at the Hampton, Virginia hotel we were staying at. In […]

Heart of A Singer and Baseball Player

August 11th, 2023Posted by Madeline

Marsha Rice was a wonderful, warm, kind, caring, and funny person. Her favorite sports team was the Dodgers. She enjoyed watching the live games on TV and she knew the stats of each player. Her other passion was singing. One of her favorite singers was Engelbart Humperdinck. She and our good friend Evelyn Richman visited Las […]

I’m A Seller, Not A Buyer

July 7th, 2023Posted by Madeline

If your child was born with a health or physical impairment wouldn’t you do everything in your power to make your child whole again? Zig Ziglar, motivational expert and author shares the following story: “I was speaking in Kansas City and there I met Bernie Lofchick. Bernie Lofchick told me this story.” He said, “Zig, when our son was […]

The Sound of Success

June 6th, 2023Posted by Madeline

Napoleon Hill, author of Think And Grow Rich shares the Story of his son Blair.    Napoleon Hill’s son came into the world without any physical sign of ears, and the doctor admitted, when pressed for an opinion, that the child might be deaf, and mute for life. Silently, “I challenged the doctor’s opinion as the […]

Burn the Boats! Giving Up Is Never An Option!

April 23rd, 2023Posted by Madeline

(Lessons from Sun Tzu   and Napoleon Hill on The Art of War: Burn Your Boats) “When your army has crossed the border, you should burn your boats and bridges, in order to make it clear to everybody that you have no hankering after home.”― Sun Tzu, Art of War  Sun Tzu’s book “Art of War” taught […]

 
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