The longer you've known someone- the more history there is between you- the longer it will take to establish in their mind that you have truly changed. Remember, forgiveness is an altogether different thing from trust or respect. Forgiveness is about the past. Trust and respect are about the future. Forgiveness will be in the hands of others and cna be given to you, but trust and respect are in your own hands and must be earned.

In desperate times, much more than anything else, folks need perspective. For perspective brings calm. Calm leads to clear thinking. Clear thinking yields new ideas. And ideas produce the bloom...of an answer. Keep your head and heart clear. Perspective can just as easily be lost as it can be found.

Knowledge is one thing. We're awash in knowledge. Wisdom is rare. There's a big difference.

In the game of life, nothing is less important than the score at halftime.

I just think it’s amazing that a person could lose everything, chasing nothing.

I always want to teach things that help people with their personal lives, their financial lives and their legacies, so this was a huge thing for me.

While public opinion might sway back and forth, right and wrong do not.