A young, foolish pilot wanted to sound cool and show who was boss on the aviation frequencies. So, the first time he approached an airfield at night, instead of making his official request to the tower, he said, “Guess who?”…
An office supervisor called an assistant in to give her the bad news that she was being fired. He started the conversation with: “Miss Johnson, I really don’t know how we’re going to get along without you, but starting Monday,…
During game three of the 1932 World Series, baseball great Babe Ruth made a gesture seen in photographs around the country. With a count of two strikes, Ruth pointed toward center field. On the next pitch, Babe hit a home…
If you are in business, chances are you are familiar with the term ROI – Return on Investment. However, I have learned a more important term called ROL – Return on Life. My good friend, Nido Qubein, president of High…
Occasionally I receive correspondence from a reader that is so fascinating and useful that I want to share it with a wider audience. I am grateful to John Jay Pelletier, who sent me his book, “If You’re Happy and You…
In a hilarious episode of the classic television series “Seinfeld,” Jerry is trying to have a healthy breakfast and accidentally squirts his grapefruit in the left eye of his friend, George Costanza (Jason Alexander). George goes around the entire day…
A businessman was heavily in debt and couldn’t see any way out of it. Creditors were pressing him. Suppliers were demanding payment. Banks refused to loan him any money. He was sitting on a park bench one day with his…
In 1899, the director of the U.S. Patent Office advised U.S. President William McKinley to close the office, saying that everything that can be invented has been invented. Was he ever wrong! The list of people with “crazy ideas” who…
A father said to his son, “I’m worried about your being at the bottom of the class.” The son responded, “Don’t worry, dad, they teach the same stuff at both ends.” A wise sage once told me, “Education is what…
A young man, fresh from receiving his MBA, went back to visit his old college professor to ask him a question that had always puzzled him. He asked, “What do you think is the most important quality for someone who…