Tag Archives: success

Success!

Posted on November 7, 2019 by

I’d just graduated from college and, being pragmatic, understood that becoming a Nobel Prize-winning author, legendary rock star, and Oscar-winning actor might take a few years, so I acquired a day job installing electronic security devices in retail stores. But … Continue reading →

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Our Greatest Fear

Posted on August 18, 2019 by

     “Live life with a due sense of responsibility, not as those who do not know the meaning of life, but as those who do.” ~Ephesians 5:15

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Don’t Follow Your Dreams

Posted on July 22, 2019 by

I’ve learned a few things in my [insert largish number] of years on this planet. Perhaps the most important is not to follow my dreams. Does that make me sound like a glass-is-half empty kinda guy? Actually, there’s a part … Continue reading →

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Failure

Posted on February 19, 2019 by

Failure is the fertilizer that feeds success. It stinks and is unpleasant to handle, but without it success is unattainable.

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True Success

Posted on February 16, 2019 by

“May you be so successful that people attribute all kinds of things to you that you never actually said!” ~Albert Einstein But seriously…  May you know and live out the purpose for which you were made. “Many are the plans in … Continue reading →

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Reaching for a Star?

Posted on January 25, 2019 by

“Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson Here’s a little late January guilt (you’re welcome): If you’re like me, you started … Continue reading →

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You-nique

Posted on November 15, 2018 by

I’ve started work on my new novel, Gone Girl on the Train with the Dragon Tattoo. This is a very personal story for me, and I deeply resent any suggestion that it is derivative of other works. Next they’ll be … Continue reading →

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