To influence others to change, you must be able to frame that change in terms of the future, and in a way that has value to all concerned.

When we take care of ourselves like we would take care of someone we love, the quality of our living and our giving goes up.

Realistic optimism allows us to experience the best until we have to deal with the worst ... which often, never comes.

When our worries and fears just don't make sense, it's possible we are trusting the part of the brain that doesn't make sense... it just reacts.

When we take no responsibility for any aspect of our past, we limit our ability to respond in the present and the future.

Many of us go from being taken care of as children to taking care of others as adults. Shouldn't there be a time when we learn to take care of ourselves?

The difference between self-confidence and conceit is as simple as love and fear. Jesus was self-confident ... Hitler was afraid.