Some people think you need charisma, first, to attract success.   Some also think you need charisma, first, in order to lead others.

But, they have it backwards.  When you step up to lead, you create charisma at the same time.  

                                                                                                                                                              Seth Godin, author of TRIBES

What could you try today? 

 What ledge could you push yourself out on today?

What could you say “yes” to today, that you have been saying “no” to, so far?

When is the right time? 

Now, maybe?

The other day, I was on the treadmill (no, not hanging up my clothes…..I was actually walking on it) while watching TV.  A famous talk-show host— appeared up close ad personal in the camera and shouted, “IF YOU NEED A MIRACLE…BE…THE MIRACLE!” He even shook his finger into the … read more »

911 rocked the world.  No question.

And from 911, we also experienced miracles.  In one of those strange ironies, the kindness people showed one another afterward, was demonstrable and palpable—-for a while.  Do you remember? 

Several years after 911, I was a student at  The New Seminary (the oldest interfaith seminary in North … read more »

Great things come to you when you are doing something else……with passion.

How often have you heard people talk about their good fortune—a great career, the discovery of a soulmate, or other life-altering moments,  by starting the sentence with, “Well, it just happened……..I wasn’t trying…….”

This is one of those times.  And, here’s … read more »