When Diane and I first got married, we didn’t have a lot of money. We lived in a tiny house in Redondo Beach, California. Tiny, meaning 450 square feet. That was it. It’s what we could afford. It was a fixer-upper, and we saved rent by agreeing to do some repairs and restoration ourselves. We […]
Attitude
Imperfect Gratefulness
When I arrive at a hotel in the morning, the meeting room is usually set up and ready to go. Tables are in place and covered, audio-visual is set, chairs are arranged and coffee is brewing in the corner. A crew has come early in the morning to make it all happen. Then they disappear. […]
10 Simple Ways to Make Today a Good Day
1. Go to bed 15 minutes earlier, or rise 15 minutes later. (Most of us need more sleep than we get.) 2. Send a text to a friend you don’t see often. (Say, “I thought of you today.”) 3. Eat an apple. (Your body will thank you.) 4. List 5 positive traits about a person […]