Daniel “Of all the things that can have an effect on your future, I believe personal growth is the greatest. We can talk about sales growth, profit growth, asset growth, but all of this probably will not happen without personal growth.” Jim Rohn Jim Rohn passed away on December 5, 2009 after an 18 month battle … Read more
This week Newsday a Long Island newspaper reported the arrest of Doctor Saji Francis in Massapequa, Long Island, New York for selling prescriptions for pills such as oxycodone from his office near the Massapequa High School. This is a National epidemic that is not getting any better. The infiltration of these opiate based drugs has … Read more
Our very lives, as ex-problem drinkers, depend upon our constant thought of others and how we may help meet their needs. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 20 Yesterday I was watching television and came across a show that I thought was a TV Bloopers or Candid Camera type of show. It was in Spanish so I was … Read more
I was recently asked this question! Can you cry under water? Got ya thinking huh? I am going to assume that is exactly what they were trying to do. Get us to think! In 1956 Earl Nightingale recorded the first and only Gold Record in the spoken word – self improvement industry, “The Strangest Secret”. … Read more
Here is one to pass around if you will! Early in the morning on Thursday December10, 2009 my dad got an alarming phone call. The caller claimed to be my son Sean. He actually called my dad “Pop” which is what he is widely known as by all. He is a 74 year old burly … Read more
Hello friends of The Last Resort, Yesterday I was honored to be a guest for Mark Yarrobino on his website blog, http://learntochangeyourlife.com/blog/?p=618 Besides the obvious gratitude I have for the honor I would like to point you to his site and blog. Mark has been a presence online for nearly a decade. His blog is … Read more
Difficulties mastered are opportunities won. — Winston Churchill I often point to the comeback as what really matters. Of course the persistence and relentless leadership of Winston Churchill in World War 2 is a great example. Winning in life is not necessarily the goal of life. Striving to achieve our “Purpose” is the underlying … Read more
“A great attitude does much more than turn on the lights in our worlds; it seems to magically connect us to all sorts of serendipitous opportunities that were somehow absent before the change.” — Earl Nightingale Having a positive attitude takes commitment, a decision to do so and then practice. Here are some suggestions to … Read more
I could not help but reprint this. I recently had a lengthy conversation with a group of Christian men that felt strongly about topics such as these. I of course will not argue whether they are right or wrong. It is what they believe, to me that is the gift of Spirituality, the freedom to … Read more