The archer who misses the target turns to himself and not to another for the cause of his failure. Confucius 551 – 479 B.C. What’s one of the major differences between owning something and renting it? Consider any number of things you could buy or rent: a home, work space, … [ Continue Reading ]
Vigilantly practice indifference to external conditions. Your happiness can only be found within. Epictetus 55 – 135 A.D. Recently, I was working with a young woman who had a real medical problem. As a result, she would spend way too much time on the computer and concentrated her energies on … [ Continue Reading ]
I am the master of my fate. I am the captain of my soul. William Henley 1849 – 1903 Martin Seligman, a legendary psychologist, conducted a series of experiments in the 1960s. While the results were very informative, the tests probably would have gotten him arrested and charged with animal … [ Continue Reading ]
Money is like a sixth sense without which you cannot make a complete use of the other five. W. Somerset Maugham 1874 – 1965 Editor’s note: Today we have a Lesson from one of my mentors, David Krueger, MD. You’re writing a story that you may not know how to … [ Continue Reading ]
The impulse to blame something or someone else is foolishness, there is nothing to be gained in blaming. Epictetus 55 – 135 A.D. When something goes wrong, what is your immediate, instinctive reaction? If you’re like most people, you want to uncover why things stopped working. What happened? Who was … [ Continue Reading ]
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I — I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. Robert Frost 1874 – 1963 We’re all familiar with the saying “money can’t buy happiness.” But do you believe it? I suspect the answer is no. If … [ Continue Reading ]
Waste not, want not. John Wesley 1703 – 1791 The following is a reader’s comments about last week’s lesson, “What’s your belief about money?” John, I would like to comment on your article. We too, grew up very poor as far as money was concerned, but we were the richest … [ Continue Reading ]
It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more that is poor. Seneca c. 4 B.C. – 65 A.D. If your childhood was anything like mine, you were constantly reminded about the scarcity of money. I grew up hearing things like, “money doesn’t grow … [ Continue Reading ]
It’s not the strongest species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the ones most responsive to change. Charles Darwin 1809 – 1882 Recently, I was talking with an associate about a new program he’s developing for his market. He expressed doubts about whether he’d successfully determined all the content … [ Continue Reading ]
A stitch in time saves nine. An American Proverb In recent years, there’s been a growing debate about the health care crisis in America. Many people believe the government should guarantee some form of health insurance for everyone, and they’ve tried to enact legislation to accomplish that goal. With a … [ Continue Reading ]