There is nothing harder than to be consistently thankful. All of us have a hard time maintaining an attitude of gratitude, that mind set, that demeanor, that disposition of thanksgiving. And yet, there is no greater resource for living than a thankful heart. Maybe the reason we have such a tough time with being thankful is because we put so little emphasis on it. We don't hear much about Thanksgiv...
There is a well-known and widely practiced tactic in sports and in life known as "messing with your opponent's mind." They tell us that one of the most adept practitioners of this art was Dizzy Dean, the great St. Louis Cardinals pitcher of years ago. One day the New York Giants put runners on first and second with two out, and Dean intentionally walked Hughie Critz to load the bases. It seemed li...
The sales manager of a large real estate firm was interviewing an applicant for a sales job. "Why have you chosen this career?" he asked.
"I dream of making a million dollars in real estate, like my father," the young man replied.
"Your father made a million dollars in real estate?" asked the impressed sales manager.
"No," replied the young man. "but he always dreamed of it."
Have you ever not...
