January 26, 2018 Are You a Bad Apple or a Happy Honey? You’ve heard the old saw, one bad apple can spoil the whole barrel? Well, it’s true. Have you experienced how one negative person can sour an entire roomful of otherwise happy people? DON’T BE THAT GUY! Don’t be the one complaining about your job. Or the weather. Or your in-laws. Or the traffic. Maybe you are not the biggest optimist in the world, maybe you are more of a realist? If so, then you should avoid bad apples at all costs! Don’t you feel happier and better when you associate with cheerful, optimistic people? Doesn’t being with someone who is…
December 29, 2017 The Road to Prosperity is Paved with Good Deeds Call it Karma, call it Paying It Forward, call it Doing Unto Others, call it whatever you like, but doing nice or helpful things for other people will come back to you eventually. I’m not proposing you do for others while neglecting yourself, your family or your company! You should not “give til it hurts.” Often, it is the little things that count, not spending money. Holding the door for someone whose hands are full with coffee and a briefcase. Getting someone a condolence card after the loss of a pet Offering to take “the new guy” to lunch and…