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Self talk

Received an email today from a person that heard me speak in California. She requested clarification on a statement I made about taking control of some part in our lives. She was referring to a comment that stated”If we wish … Continue reading

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Happy Mothers day

The lasting guidance of a Mother goes far beyond the formative years of childhood. The lessons that are modeled last a lifetime and are for many of us a well of wisdom and love that is readily available. I almost … Continue reading

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Presentations

Picked up four new speaking engagements in the fall and am trying to cultivate the motivational speaking to subsidize the Holocaust work. I am employing a “no risk” approach that I used in my consulting business. I establish a fee … Continue reading

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College suicides

I have become increasingly concerned about the number of suicide attempts by college students all across the country. This reality was made vivid by a personal experience a few months ago in Washington. On my way to the Metro I … Continue reading

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Presentation in South Carolina

Had a marvelous experience in South Carolina when I presented on the “Life Lessons I learned from Viktor Frankl.” No matter what the circumstances there are always choices. The Power of the Visual-What we see is where we go The … Continue reading

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Hoping is not enough

One of the exercises I use when working with small groups is ask that the participants identify one goal they desire to happen in the next year. Once they identify the goal I ask them to close their eyes and … Continue reading

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Baltimore

The views of Baltimore are both sad and frightening .On a day when the family of the young man who died pleaded with everyone to be peaceful and calm some committed senseless acts of destruction and violence. This day does … Continue reading

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Like an onion

Recently my friend Perry said that as we age a lot of us start to believe that we have few opportunities to achieve anything significant. He ventured to say that in a sense we are like onions that have been … Continue reading

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fear of Fail

One of the big boulders in the path of our dreams and desires is the fear of failure.Always present with painful memories its tentacles often touch our hopes to attempt something meaningful. Fear that we will be criticized or experience … Continue reading

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Limitations

‘I don’t have the time,the resources and a host of other limitations often prevent us from addressing goals or dreams that are important to us.” It is not a question of these being bad, but rather the reality that these … Continue reading

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