Once, George Bernard Shaw was approached by a reporter who said: "Mr. Shaw, you are internationally famous and have traveled all over the world. You've been around some of the most famous people, and you're on a first-name basis with royalty, ...

The Wall Street crash of 1929 was followed by the Great Depression. The crash came as a complete surprise to many "experts." A month before the crash, Charles Mitchell, former Chairman of the National City Bank, announced, "The industrial ...

A moment's reflection will remind us that virtually none of us get overly excited when confronted with a "problem." That's human nature. However, those who solve problems are the ones who survive and thrive.

Think about it. The primary role of ...

My mentor, retired businessman Fred Smith, says: "You are the way you are because that's the way you want to be. If you really wanted to be any different, you would be in the process of changing right now."

It probably will not surprise you when...

Many of you remember the movie "Stand And Deliver," the story of Jaime Escalante, an immigrant from Bolivia who taught at Garfield High School in inner-city Los Angeles. He accomplished remarkable results with students known to be especially ...

A busy executive was being pressured by his 7-year-old son to pay attention to him, and the father kept putting him off. In one last effort for attention, the youngster said, "Dad, who do you like best -- Batman or Superman?"

The father ...