A story about the value of showing unconditional love.
Sonita the songbird loved waking up the Clark family each morning with her beautiful voice. But one morning shortly before Christmas, they left! Whatever was she going to do for Christmas?
Like clockwork, Sonita the...
Whether you are starting a new medical practice or expanding an existing one, understanding the financial piece of the puzzle can be a challenge. It is one of the most important challenges you will face, but the good news is, you can make it easy. The need for start-up and ongoing capital is...
There are Seven Pillars of Expertise which you MUST be good at to have a truly fulfilled life.
We discussed the Six Pillars in previous posts along with the importance of your Primary Question. Today I will introduce the Seventh Pillar. It is the hardest to explain but also adds the most juice in...
The Traveler’s Gift, Chapters 8-11
Chapter 8
Summary
After leaving Anne, David now realizes he’s in a large tent behind a platform surrounded by people. He’s in Gettysburg again, but this time, he meets Abraham Lincoln, literally minutes before he gives his famous Gettysburg...
Every year, I disappear for about 4 days. It has become known as “hibernation,” probably because my wife thinks I act like a bear most of the time. I literally go away and cannot be found for 4 days. These are my days. I am not available. I do not answer emails, text...
How do you love a homeless person? How do you love a child? How do you love a patient? How do you love a customer?
The answer to each of these is that we love them by serving them. We love them by taking care of them. We don’t wait to “feel” love for them—we take...
Almost everyday someone comes up to me and tells me about something the competition is doing. They think we should change our pricing or our service or what we do in some way because of the way the competition is doing it. That has caused me to do a lot of thinking over the years...
Most of our life we live playing in someone else’s ballpark. Simply put, we live by rules we didn’t create. Think about it.
- You drive a certain speed someone else set as the speed limit.
- You pay taxes someone else decided were the right amount.
- You have to obey rules at work that you...
I asked my attorney friend (I know, I’m embarrassed, I have one too) how an attorney makes more money. He replied, “Well, I guess you become a better attorney.” I found this interesting so I started asking my other professional friends the same question. ...
It was my 56th birthday and Pamela had planned a day on the ocean in Playa Del Carmen to celebrate. I was excited, but I really had no idea what to expect. The taxi arrived at 8 a.m. and we drove 30 minutes to the pier. I love taxi drivers in Mexico because I get a chance to practice my Spanish...
We live a life of joy and tragedy… at the same time.
Earlier this month, Pam and I were traveling by car to our home in Texas from Jackson, Wyoming. It’s a long two day or shorter three-day trip. Yesterday we drove for about six hours and during that time took and made several...
For Christmas one year, I decided to buy my wife Pamela a horse, which she decided to name Red. She’s a beautiful horse and we had her for about two years when we decided it was time for her to have a baby. So, we brought over a stud named Joe and the two of them frolicked together and made...
