1. People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered. Love them anyway.
2. If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. Do good anyway.
3. If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies. Succeed anyway.
4. The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.
5. Honesty and frankness [...]

This entry was posted on October 17, 2007 and is filed under: Life - 16 Comments »

Last week I was at the computer a lot and, quite honestly, it left me feeling drained. So last Saturday I decided to “unplug” myself from the computer and television for the day. I usually don’t post on Saturdays, plus the weatherman said it would be a nice Fall day (not that I really trust [...]

This entry was posted on October 16, 2007 and is filed under: Life, Personal Growth - 12 Comments »

Welcome to the 8th Edition of the Personal Stories of Change Blog Carnival. I have picked up a few new readers lately, so I will give a quick overview of how this carnival works. Basically this carnival aims to put the personal in personal development by collecting and presenting true and inspiring stories of change. [...]

This entry was posted on October 12, 2007 and is filed under: Blogging - 5 Comments »

Is life a campaign? Chris Matthews, host of MSNBC’s Hardball, would like us to think so. Currently he is promoting his new book, Life’s a Campaign, in which he asserts we can learn some valuable life lessons from watching how politicians act in their political campaigns. If you are already feeling skeptical, don’t worry. You’re [...]

This entry was posted on October 11, 2007 and is filed under: Career, Happiness, Life, Meaning & Purpose, Success - 9 Comments »

In one of my most popular articles, 30 Fundamentals of a Wonderful Life, I stressed the importance of forming your own definition of success. If you don’t, there is a good chance you will waste a lot of time and energy chasing someone else’s version of the word. To help you, I have found 10 [...]

This entry was posted on October 9, 2007 and is filed under: Life, Meaning & Purpose, Personal Growth, Relationships, Success - 32 Comments »

Photo by Puja.
By Z. Hereford
There are times when no matter how hard we try to avoid it, we sink into a funk or a less than productive mood. We drag our feet, feel unmotivated and lose perspective. When that happens we can either roll with it hoping it will wear off, or we can apply [...]

This entry was posted on October 8, 2007 and is filed under: Happiness, Life, Wellbeing - 33 Comments »