Practical Guides

  In the movie City Slickers, the old trail boss Curly held up one finger to indicate what the secret to life was. By the end of the movie, Billy Crystal felt he understood. This week, I got [...]

Oh, how we love to be off the clock! What that usually means is we can kick back, relax. No push to achieve. No need to impress anyone. Bring out the old t-shirts, the loafers and the sweat pans. [...]

I have been accused by my family of practicing medicine without a license, and in general offering homemade remedies, ideas, axioms that defy the laws of nature even though I relentlessly ascribe [...]

What we always do is what leads to lasting results. As Aristotle said: “Success, then, is not an act, but a habit.” We know that starting good habits early and maintaining them is the key to a [...]

“The problem is that God gave us Free Will.” This came from a sad, decaying mouth of an active heroin addict. It was one of those candid moments when we were just honest, plain and simple. Daniel [...]

I was asked by a reader if the limbo to which I referred in my article “Holding on Hold” was similar to circling a horse. To which I reply… Would that be circling while seated [...]

Every year at New Year’s the mantra is ever the same. We must get serious about those things we value being in our lives such that we pursue them daily. Tomorrow begins today. Where lies the [...]

If most of us would admit it, we are on a quest, albeit perhaps a subconscious one, to get everything, everyone we encounter into neat cubby holes in our minds. As much as many of us love to play [...]

What if our politicians had to follow this tried-and-true adage? Picture a campaign with no mud slinging. It would have the added advantage of saving millions in campaign advertising. Judging by [...]

Where I came from, plastic is a dirty word. My parents didn’t much like carrying a mortgage or car payment, much less a credit card. My dad talked at the drop of a hat about how buying on credit [...]