Tag: success

Loss is gain

September 29, 2008 | 4 comments

More than once I’ve had a conversation with people who were concerned about what constitutes success and failure in life. One woman I talked wtih had a yearning to spend more time in the practice of healing others through Christian

Fame or greatness?

January 25, 2008 | 2 comments

  “Not everyone can be famous but everyone can be great…” ~ Martin Luther King   I like this quote because it gives needed perspective to the ambitious personality. We don’t need to be famous to live a rich successful

Keep score of the best times

November 13, 2007 | 6 comments

Last weekend, I went with my family to Federal Way to watch my daughter swim in the Washington State swimming championships. She qualified in four events, which was quite an accomplishment—the 50 and 100 meter single freestyle, plus the 200

The bigger picture

August 14, 2007 | 3 comments

When you read the headlines in the US these days, you would think the most important events going on in the world are the Iraq war and the upcoming presidential primaries. These are certainly significant activities, and need to be

Don’t give into defeatist thinking

May 23, 2007 | 3 comments

My USTA team had a terrific time last weekend in Spokane for the regional tennis tournament we had advanced to this spring. We placed second with scores of 4-1, 1-4, 4-1, and had hoped for better, but considering the stiff