Goodbye. — My Dearest Medium Followers: I just wanted to drop you a quick note to say that I am leaving medium. This is a post that I really did not want to write. But, here we both are, reading the same words. Ya, I didn’t really want it to end this…

Carpet Bombing. — “Carpet bombing, also known as saturation bombing [and obliteration bombing], is a large area bombardment done in a progressive manner to inflict damage in every part of a selected area of land. The phrase evokes the image of explosions completely covering an area, in the same way that a carpet…

Hang on. — So what do you do when, after your best plans are laid and after you have poured your heart into something and it just does not work out? For some of us, that would mean to shed a few tears I am sure. Maybe the goal we have set is…

Or was it the other way around? — Just a few days ago I was writing about Warren Buffett and I continue to have questions about my stand on this issue. Warren Buffett is often referred to as the “Oracle from Omaha” because, indeed, he is from Omaha. But also, when it comes to his ability to pick…

2 ideas you have heard before. 1 story you haven’t. — We are all familiar with the famous Bible quote: Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. —…

Write to Live. — I went to Hawaii a while ago. It was so interesting for me to see firsthand the surfing culture present in that special warm place. I was not a surfer as I lived inland by about 700 miles or so. I also didn’t live near any lakes of any size…

The metaphor of the spitting cobra — “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” — Eleanor Roosevelt Pretend you have just encountered a spitting cobra. The venom of these snakes can produce tissue damage and pain if you should get the toxic venom on your skin. If you get the venom in your eyes…

Often the best direction we get comes from the inside. — Ideas are like slippery fish. They seem to have a peculiar knack of getting away from us. Because of this, the creative person always has a pad and a pencil handy. When he gets an idea, he writes it down. He knows that many people have found their whole lives…

So get off the treadmill trying to acquire them. — We all know the old saying: “He who dies with the most toys wins.” — attributed to Malcolm Forbes But do we believe it or not? Seriously. Looking around me it is hard to tell. Where are people’s minds really at when it comes to collecting the “toys” of life? Toys Do Not Bring Happiness — Even If They Have 4 Wheels …