There's strong data that, within companies, the No. 1 reason for ethical violations is the pressure to meet expectations, sometimes unrealistic expectations.

I don't read blogs but occasionally people tell me about what they contain, and I do take questions that come from blogs.

Without trust, the best we can do is compromise.

But borrowing strength builds weakness.

If you carefully consider what you want to be said of you in the funeral experience, you will find your definition of success.

Your economic security does not lie in your job; it lies in your own power to produce - to think, to learn, to create, to adapt. That's true financial independence. It's not having wealth; it's having the power to produce wealth.

Trust is the glue of life. It's the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It's the foundational principle that holds all relationships.