I’ve been a son for 54 years. I’ve been a father for 20. I’m usually focused on giving my dad a thoughtful gift without much thought about what I might get from my family. If you know about The 5 Love Languages®, then you know that everyone gives and receives love differently. I show loveContinueContinue reading “A Father’s Gift”
Category Archives: Self-improvement
A “Mighty Endeavor”
Wordcloud from MindWolves.com homepage. In yesterday’s post on Seth’s Blog, Seth Godin introduced me to an editing tool called wordclouds.com. It’s easy and free to use. Click the ‘word list’ menu and ‘extract words from the text’. You can choose from a CSV, PDF, or Word file and a URL. I produced a word cloudContinueContinue reading “A “Mighty Endeavor””
No Excuses
Do you have a special day of reflection and rest during the week, i.e. a Sabbath? There are no excuses not to have one, even during your busiest times. In fact, that’s when you need it the most. A day when you don’t do any real work and rest your body. A day where youContinueContinue reading “No Excuses”
Finding Your Niche in Life
What do you love to do? What do you dream of doing? What fascinates you? What can you talk about, think about, and study all day and not get bored? Where have you been most effective in your life? Asking these questions is key to finding your niche in life. Working will not feel likeContinueContinue reading “Finding Your Niche in Life”
Tender Heart, Tough Hide
I’ve recently learned something from Joseph Grenny, a leading social scientist for business performance: Six sources of influence are either working for you or against you, You can profoundly change the way you feel about any choice by changing the frame of the decision, and Change requires both motivation and skill. For example, we all knowContinueContinue reading “Tender Heart, Tough Hide”
Five Women Worth Knowing About
My maternal grandfather, Michael Essey Hanna, immigrated from Damascus, Syria. I was the last grandchild he kissed, but I don’t remember my Jiddo (Syrian for grandfather). He died of a heart attack at age 71 when I was just two months old. My maternal grandmother, Anna Sarah Hanna, was born in America to Syrian immigrants. IContinueContinue reading “Five Women Worth Knowing About”
Pap C, My Hero
I have an awesome family. One of the reasons, if not the main reason, is my Pap C, Louis Casciani, Jr. Pap C was drafted into the US Navy, on July 2, 1943 It’s hard to believe Pap died five years ago on May 10, 2019. I miss him so much. Growing up, I wouldContinueContinue reading “Pap C, My Hero”
Your Mark on the World
Our most innate need is to feel significant, to find purpose and meaning in our human existence. We want something to survive us. While many attempt to find significance by gratifying their own ambitions, I argue that significance is not possible unless what we do contributes to the welfare of others. There’s a test forContinueContinue reading “Your Mark on the World”
No Credit, No Limit
Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States of America, once said, “There is no limit to the amount of good you can do if you don’t care who gets the credit.” Just imagine what your family, company, or community could accomplish if everyone put their ego aside and focused on the important tasksContinueContinue reading “No Credit, No Limit”
Better, not Bitter
One letter separates the words better and bitter. Such a minor difference in appearance, yet a dramatic difference in outcome. What enables one to become better, not bitter? In an article titled Are You Coachable? in The Deseret News, Timothy R. Clark says about the term coachability: As a term, coachability has not officially enteredContinueContinue reading “Better, not Bitter”
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