Well, I've collected some notes from different things I've read so I've decided to share them with you as a random ideas for whatever benefit you might get from them. Here they are. Wisdom from The Movies Jimmy Stewart played the role of Elwood P Dowd in the 1950 movie, Harvey. Elwood offered up this advice: "in this world, Elwood, you must be – she always called me Elwood – in this world, Elwood, you must be oh so smart or…
I am always moved by stories about couples who were so close to one another during life that they die within a short time of one another. Last night, on the NBC News, there was the story of a couple who fell in love in high school married and lived together for a very long time. When one died the other died within several days. I was reminded of the story that was in the be news last year. It…
I came across the following at http://www.rogerknapp.com/inspire/schulzphilosophy.htm and it made me smile plus it was inspirational. So, I’m taking the liberty of sharing it with you. Give the credit to Roger Knapp. The following is the philosophy of Charles Schulz, the creator of the "Peanuts" comic strip. You don't have to actually answer the questions. Just read this straight through, and you'll get the point. 1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world. 2. Name the last five…
Today, January 24th, is the annversary of the death of a great coach and mentor to me, William Taylor. Many of us can point to one person or perhaps several people who played significant roles in our life. People who made the difference at a tipping point in our lives. Someone whose words or actions changed our attitude and the direction of our life for the better. For me, after my parents, it is a short list of those who…
There is a nonprofit organization, Ted Talks, that posts videos of talks by people in different fields. http://www.ted.com/talks One of them is by John Wooden, fomer UCLA basketball coach. Here's an excerpt from his talk. You know a number of years ago, there was a Major League Baseball umpire by the name of George Moriarty. He spelled Moriarty with only one "i". I'd never seen that before, but he did. Big league baseball players –they're very perceptive about those things, and…
