Making Moolah as a Good Teacher

I’m back, miss me?  Seriously, it has been a long time since I’ve written a blog post.  I’ve been busy, that’s for sure.  Life’s been passing me by and all that – but I recently was re-motivated to share a few thoughts online with y’all.  Face it, writing and putting thoughts down on paper (sorta) [...]

Reading Another’s Words is a Gift to the Author

I recently read an excellent article written by Po Bronson entitled, ‘What Should I Do With My Life?‘  It’s an excerpt/summary of a book of the same name.  I don’t recall when I first ran across the article, but I bookmarked it under my “read this later” folder, because it was too long to digest [...]

The Trash Goes Out On Tuesday Morning

It is wonderful and good to believe that you were meant for better things – but don’t forget to take out the trash on Tuesday morning.  No matter how high your dreams or your aspirations, that is all they will be if you do not continue to maintain the mundane activities of the day-to-day. Every [...]

Enduring Trials – 7 Principles to Assist and Uplift

It was Tuesday, August 24th, 2004 and I was watching the Olympics. I remember in particular the women’s 100m hurdles. The winner of the race, and of the gold medal, was Joanna Hayes of the U.S. It was quite a dramatic race; Perdita Felicien, the favorite and the world champion at the time, fell heavily [...]