Learning to Live Together
My first lesson in cohabitation came during the first week of my freshman year at university. I had been studying and it got late. Around two in the morning I came back to my room, opened the door and flicked on the light. An unholy groan came from the other side of the room.
“What are you DOING?” my roommate... >Read More
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Heading for the Exit
Recently we were in Banff at a “Weekend to Remember” Marriage Conference. We arrived a day early to help set up for this large event. I was stacking the weekend’s workbooks behind the registration table when I heard a song. The hotel staff provided music played over the large sounds system and I laughed out loud and wondered... >Read More
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Escaping your Legacy
Have you been able to escape your family legacy? Should we even want to or try to? As much as we seek to become independent people and become individuals apart from our parents, to some extent we all struggle with our family legacy.
For example, Frank Zappa was a rock musician, and one of the most talented and influential of... >Read More
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How to Say “I’m sorry”
Arguably the worst piece of romantic advice ever given is the oft quoted, “Love means never having to say you’re sorry.” Love is all about saying you’re sorry. Love, when it’s good, is finding someone that you want to be with, someone you want to share your life with. Inevitably in all that togetherness there are going to be... >Read More
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Hidden in Plain Sight
You've probably seen it dozens, if not hundreds of times: The FedEx® logo. Designed in 1994 by Lindon Leader of Leader Creative, the simple design has become a fixture of the world of business and commerce worldwide.
But have you ever noticed it's hidden message? If you've seen it before, it'll be easy to spot. If not, it'll be tougher!... >Read More
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Growing up ... eventually
Why are so many people in their 20s taking so long to grow up?
That's the question an article in the New York Times recently asked. It seems that it's taking people longer to grow up. Psychologists have even come up with a new term for it: "emerging adulthood."
It’s happening all over, in all sorts of families, not just young... >Read More
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The Consequences of Bad Decisions
Bad decision making strategies lead to bad decisions and bad consequences. If you work in the business world, you've likely witnessed the consequences of bad decisions made by a company president or CEO. But you don't have to work in management for your decisions to have a big impact. Just ask former Barings Bank employee Nick Leeson, whose poor...... >Read More
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Dec 3: Following Your Dream
Is there a certain age where it becomes silly to continue to... >more
Can Love Go the Distance?
They say that “absence makes the heart grow fonder”, but I’m not... >more
What Do You Fear?
Do you crave destiny? (Part 2)