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Self-Improvement month The Attic Level (taken from my book The All New, and Improved, You) Two weeks ago we took a look at building a strong foundation consisting of faith, family & friends and finance for our self-improvement. Last week we looked at our Living Level consisting of Physical, Psychological …

Self-Improvement month The Living Level (taken from my book The All New, and Improved, You) Last week we took a look at building a strong foundation consisting of faith, family & friends and finance for our self-improvement.  This week we look at building upon our foundation The Living Level consisting …

Self-Improvement month Building a strong foundation (taken from my book The All New, and Improved, You) “The loftier the building, the deeper the foundation must be.” Thomas a Kempis I call upon my background as a Civil Engineer, with construction experience, to help you form a strong, deep foundation.  Everyone …

As a financial planner, I have to be registered under a Broker-Dealer.  A couple of years ago my Broker-Dealer gave me a book titled The WOW Factor by Frances Cole Jones.  The book lists 33 ways to increase your client base.  Of the 33 items, the only one I can …

I recently read Happy for No Reason:  7 Steps to Being Happy From the Inside Out by Marci Shimoff.  Marci is a #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul.  I found the book super rewarding because she wrote what I have been saying all …

“The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.” Benjamin Franklin As a disclaimer, let me now admit that my Golden Hour is usually more like a Golden Half-hour, but I do start my day with it. I feel it’s very important for …

Half of being happy is being happy with what you’ve got, the other half is being happy no matter what. Ash Sweeney In the 1880s, Dr. Russell Conwell, a well respected lawyer turned pastor in Philadelphia, felt the calling to establish a college with the purpose of allowing young men …

Just click here for your Present. If you are returning to my Blog, which I hope to update once or twice weekly, then click Blog on the top menu. Please come back often.. Thank you for visiting my blog My priceless gift to you, my Present, is…. The Present. Yes, …

“The purpose of our lives is to be happy” ~The Dalai Lama Judy and I have been blessed with the opportunity to travel and witness many beautiful views; a beautiful sunset over Paris from the Eiffel Tower, the romance of Trevi Fountain in Rome, the awesomeness of the glaciers in …

The Bard once wrote, “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.” Maybe it stems from the many resounding thespian successes I experienced as a child, such as the lead shepherd in our church play, or perhaps my most acclaimed role of The Black Toad, …