Category: attitude

Preparing a will

September 6, 2006 | No comments yet

I was reminded today that many people procrastinate preparing a will because they don’t want to think about death and dying. It seems to be a superstitious belief that if one outlines the disposal of one’s estate upon leaving earth

Feeling pressured?

August 30, 2006 | 2 comments

Do you have too many jobs to do? Uncompleted projects piling up? Not enough hours in the day? People demanding your attention? How does one cope with too much to do? One way is to love more. There’s always time

Relax

August 17, 2006 | 1 comment

While working on improving my tennis serve, my coach told me to relax. I was too tense, he said, causing me to make many errors. He was right. I quickly saw that I needed to loosen up. When tense, my

Don’t let up until you win

August 2, 2006 | 5 comments

I’ve learned a lot about not letting up your effort until you win from playing tennis. Last winter, in a local tennis tournament, I was ahead 5-1. One more game and I’d be the winner. Suddenly, my game fell apart.

The Fisherman and the Industrialist

June 16, 2006 | 1 comment

A rich industrialist was horrified to find a fisherman lying comfortably beside his boat soaking in the warm afternoon sun. “Why aren’t you out fishing?” asked the industrialist. “I’ve caught enough fish for the day,” said the fisherman. ”Why don’t