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I have been reflecting on the swings of society recently. There are subtle differences in the wording[…]

How many times has a fiery argument been lost, and the winner is later proven wrong? I[…]

Given the world’s present situation, we must decide more than usual how to strengthen our own foundations.[…]

I have recently been encouraged to write out my own life story. The encouragement is coming from[…]

We all see people who want a quick easy way to get to the goal. What really[…]

In a mood of review, I am writing to thank you for reading my posts this year.[…]

How often have you found yourself metaphorically lighting the lamp in the dark, hoping it’s a candle[…]

In careers counselling, we often have to dig deeper than just helping someone find a job. In[…]

Focus is an important skill. Focus and persistence can get you through the darkest days until you[…]

We know how important persistence is in our successful career lives. The only common denominator in the[…]

One of the best bits of advice I ever received was about farming a career. This valuable[…]

Have you heard of the phrase ‘winning by volume’ in your worldly travels? It works like this.[…]

For many years, I have feared saying what I really wanted to say. I had always softened[…]

Is it possible that we sometimes add 2 + 2 and get a not-quite-right 5? How many[…]

There is an ancient biblical story concerning the patriarch, Abraham, who was described as a friend of[…]

There is a saying that ‘laws are guidelines for wise people and statutes for fools’. In other[…]

Speaking in my presentation about the power of small deeds daily in our lives, I heard this[…]

Often people who are in service industries or speaking positions are advised to keep their best materials[…]

The youth of this generation often get some really bad raps from the baby boomer generation. They[…]

In the many diagrams of human needs, it appears that the different points are all condensed down[…]

I recently heard a story of an elderly African American woman, Oseola McCarty, who washed and ironed[…]

Many years ago in a business studies class, the teacher told all of the students to begin everything[…]

The Brebner’s were never known for our desire to just sit and talk about the weather and[…]

I was talking to a minister friend of mine a while ago. He shared with me that[…]

One of the big needs of humanity is security. We see and hear people selling us security[…]