Where’s the Open Door

“When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.”
— Helen Keller
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I remember times when I WANTED to feel sorry for myself. When I defended my self-pity … telling myself that I deserved to [...]

Confidence! Self-Esteem! Strength!

My son received a recruitment brochure from the Army today. On the cover were the words: Confidence. Self-esteem. Strength.
This really hit home for me. I have felt for years that the #1 thing I can do for my kids is to give them self-esteem. [...]

Be Like Mike

“Do what you do best and let someone else do best what you aren’t good at”. - Dave Laxton
Even Michael Jordan worked with a great coach. Would Michael have been as great if he had not played for Phil Jackson? I doubt it. Phil Jackson was as good a coach as Michael was a [...]