For those who prefer to think rather than be told, weekly messages crafted to spur thought, broaden perspective, and foster growth.
Be prepared to reexamine your views on subjects like hypocrisy, generosity, fear, forgiveness, sex, faith, and any other area warranting sincere reflection.
Founder, Purpose Tea
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Founder, curiate
Richard crafts a rare combination of gentle, purposeful, meaningful, and incisive thought within each of these pages. I'm left not only with different ways of looking at things, but with means to be a better me.
COO, Blount Fine Foods
Richard’s subject matter and writing style are the perfect combination to provoke and inspire new ways of thinking. I encourage you to read 52 Steps Forward so you can become similarly inspired.
What is the purpose of accolades, and what do we do with them? Acceptance First, accept the compliment graciously by thanking the provider. Often, we respond flippantly in an attempt at humility. Have you ever said, “Yes, the dress is pretty, but my butt looks big,” or “Yes, I finished the marathon, but I ran too slowly”? These well-intentioned expressions
Sweet Land of Liberty? In a country proclaiming freedom of speech as its preeminent 1st Amendment constitutional value, we now seek to silence voices instead of protecting them. College students protest to cancel speakers with “incorrect” viewpoints. News programs are now echo chambers for one side’s political views. When a panel includes those with opposing positions, the resulting “discussion” is
…words will never hurt me. Do they teach children this lesson anymore, or has it gone the way of cursive? Today’s message is for those needing a refresher and snowflakes. Of course, it is much easier to widely broadcast words today than when I learned this saying as a child and when it was initially penned in the mid-1800s. We
After a few months into this year’s journey with your goals, you probably consider time constraints one of the biggest impediments to pursuing your goals. You seek perfect yet elusive balance. The answer is not measured by a beam scale of justice but more closely resembles the ebb and flow in a lava lamp. Rather than setting a precise time
What do I Mean? It is too easy to pursue the avalanche of “opportunities” from within, family, work, and friends that take us away from doing what we previously determined to be most important. We discover the most troublesome enemies of accomplishing our goals are not obvious time wasters like social media but virtuous activities we enjoy. We are distracted
The Threshold Issue Do you know what frequently stops you from doing what you want and should do? It is saying “yes” to things you should say “no” to. Warren Buffet says, “The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say ‘no’ to almost everything.” Alternatively, you can frame the issue positively by asking,
Sweet Land of Liberty? In a country proclaiming freedom of
…words will never hurt me. Do they teach children this
The Threshold Issue Do you know what frequently stops you
Susan O’Brien
Founder, Hail Merry