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On a final personal note, I want to repeat a question I constantly pose in my teaching: How many on their deathbeds wished they’d spent more time at the office—or watching TV? The answer is, No one. They think about their loved ones, their families, and those they have served.Even the great psychologist Abraham Maslow,…

Human nature is four dimensional—body, mind, heart, and spirit. Consider the differences and fruits of the two approaches: BODY Cultural tendency: maintain lifestyle; treat health problems with surgery and medication.Principle: prevent diseases and problems by aligning lifestyle to be in harmony with established, universally acceptedprinciples of health. MIND Culture: watch television, “entertain me.”Principle: read broadly…

People share so much in common, yet are so magnificently different. They think differently; they have different and sometimes competing values, motivations, and objectives. Conflicts naturally arise out of these differences.Society’s competitive approach to resolving the conflict and differences tends to center on “winning as much as you can.” Though much good has come from…

Few needs of the human heart are greater than the need to be understood—to have a voice that is heard, respected, and valued—to have influence. Most believe that the key to influence is communication—getting your point across clearly and speaking persuasively. In fact, if you think about it, don’t you find that, while others are…

Our culture teaches us that if we want something in life, we have to “look out for number one.” It says, “Life is a game, a race, a competition, and you better win it.” Schoolmates, work colleagues, even family members are seen as competitors—the more they win, the less there is for you. Of course…

Life in our cell phone society is increasingly complex, demanding, stressful, and absolutely exhausting. For all our efforts to manage our time, do more, be more, and achieve greater efficiency through the wonders of modern technology, why is it we increasingly find ourselves in the “thick of thin things”—subordinating health, family, integrity, and many of…

The children of blame are cynicism and hopelessness. When we succumb to believing that we are victims of our circumstances and yield to the plight of determinism, we lose hope, we lose drive, and we settle into resignation andstagnation. “I am a pawn, a puppet, a cog in the wheel and can do nothing about…