Current economic times call for innovation, flexibility, a change of focus, and adaptability in business. And all of this can make a company stronger and better able to compete in the coming years. Nobody likes to see their friend, neighbor or family member lose a job, and certainly rising…

I love that the universe has a prize for people who promote peace. And just 11 days after President Obama took office, the Nobel Peace Prize submission was due. He won. The prize money is $1.4 million. Not bad work for 11 days of work. Of course, it is a mere pittance compared to Bank of America’s CEO…

I am daily reminded of the importance of wonderful friends, mostly because I have amazing people who allow me to come into their lives. I regularly invade the homes of my friends when I travel, and they very cheerfully put up with my crazy schedules. They also allow me to sleep with their dogs. So I am very thankful today for my amazing friends.

I am impressed that tough economic times have increased the level of volunteerism in America. I was at the Denver USO today, where engineers, doctors, teachers and many others make coffee and serve sandwiches to military service members and their families…

“I’m so busy!” “I was going to do it, but I ran out of time!” “Summer flew by!” You hear it every day. People feel as though they are short on their most valuable resource: time. Time isn’t something we get back, so it is important that we seize the opportunities we have to make the most of our most precious commodity…

One of the main reasons I like NASCAR is that the teams racing each other try hard. The teams truly exert effort to make their driver successful. Driving a car 600 miles at 200 mph with less than 2 feet separating you from the next guy is hard to do for hours on end…

My library account said that I had two items that were overdue. I knew my items were not overdue. I knew this with the same certainty that I know that I will, at some point this week, misplace my car keys. Lose car keys, yes. Lose library materials? Never…

I had a conversation with a friend, and I confess that I was getting a bit irritated. She was upset because she was reassigned for the school year to difficult class in a different school district. She was upset because she thought these students would be less prepared, have…

I heard someone mention work-life balance. Work is part of life, and while I agree that working nonstop can be tedious, not having work is worse. Work is healthy. Work is productive. Work provides a schedule and a discipline that helps organize the day. Oh, and there is the idea that we work for income…