IN THE MID-1930s, at the height of the Great Depression, there weren't many people with the foresight and courage to start up a new company. Yet the husband-and-wife team of Leo and Lillian Goodwin were up to the challenge. Confident that he could create a successful...

IN 1903, BRITISH philosopher James Allen wrote As a Man Thinketh. Some of its wisdom has been meaningful for well more than a century.“Man is made or unmade by himself; in the armory of thought he forges the weapons by which he destroys himself,” Allen wrote. “He also...

NINE-TENTHS OF a rocket’s fuel is used to break free from the gravitational pull from the Earth.All that energy, just to get the capsule 55 or so miles off the face of the planet. When it reaches space, all the resistance from the ground is eliminated, and the capsule...

WHAT IS IT that you would really love to have in your life? A relationship — or an honest, loving, communicative, unconditional, faith-based and evolving relationship? Would you like more money — or wealth, freedom from debt, cash for donating and tithing, money for...

YESTERDAY, IN PART One of this essay series, I wrote about how choosing your New Year’s resolutions wisely and thoughtfully is so important. Once that’s done, the next step in your resolution is revolution.In many cases a revolution is not planned in full detail but...

I WAS RAISED a Catholic, went to Catholic elementary school and catechism and experienced my first confession, confirmation and receiving of the Holy Communion all before the age of 12.Confession was a big thing for me. Here I was, one on one in a wooded confessional...

WHAT CONTROLS YOUR thoughts becomes your fate, your god, your path in life. What you focus on becomes your destiny. Every word you speak, every thought you have, is shaping the blueprint.Henry Van Dyke, an author and statesman of the 19th and 20th centuries, wrote a...

IT IS YOUR divine right to be successful.All faith-based readings tell you this, that faith, determination and patience play a very important role in our life. Without applying these three attributes into your daily routine, you may leave yourself open to doubt,...

SOME SAY, "LIFE is a bitch and then you die." I say, life is a coach and then you thrive!Since you were born, life has been coaching you. Life coached you to never give up and to use your assets. It taught you that you don't have to crawl through life, that if you...

"BEGIN WITH THE end in mind" is Stephen Covey's second habit in his groundbreaking book, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. It is the concept of seeing the end-result of your vision and working backwards till you get to where you are today and can see the...