Just for fun, I reread the recent columns I’ve written during the past few years.  It’s a practice I find very helpful: identifying trends, examining the topics that are reader favorites, and looking for ideas for the years ahead. Here’s…

Once upon a time there was an enterprising businessman who had a fantastic idea.  He thought he had figured out a way to build the perfect automobile. He hired a team of young engineers and told them to buy one…

There is a face-lift you can perform yourself that is guaranteed to improve your appearance.  It’s called a smile. A smile improves your looks and takes years off your appearance.  Who doesn’t want that?  I learned long ago that one…

Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he had been asked to judge.  The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child.  The winner was a four-year-old child whose next-door neighbour was an elderly…