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Through my love of writing, I have published two books and have several others in development. The purpose of my books is to help my readers get to where they want to go by offering ideas that have greatly helped me in my life and business.
These posts are written for you. Some are about life and some are about business. Who knows, they may inspire you to tell your own stories about your life and family to your kids and grandkids. Or perhaps they will help you to build your business. Anyway, these are some of the things that inspire me, and I enjoy sharing them with you in the hope that you’ll also find them meaningful. I welcome any suggestions you may have for topics that interest you.
Public Speaking
Public Speaking "Do the thing you fear and the death of fear is certain." Ralph Waldo Emerson I began in the insurance business when I was twenty-seven. As I look back on my path, I felt as though I knew nothing and nobody. But thanks to many mentors, and learning...
Sean Connery
Sean Connery "Bond...James Bond." 007 While a kid, I was a big James Bond fan. I saw all the movies, and Sean Connery was easily my favorite of the Bond guys. He was everything my twelve-year-old self wasn't--suave, debonair, self-confident, good with a gun or the...
Work Walking
Work Walking "Sitting is the new smoking." Anne Hathaway in The Intern If you haven't seen The Intern, which came out in 2015, I recommend it. It's a terrific movie, with wisdom, experience, and heart, and you can even watch it with your kids. But you be the judge of...
Road Rage
Road Rage "Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?" George Carlin I don't know if you have noticed this, but some of our fellow drivers can get a little tense out there when things don't go...
Scouting
Scouting "I am not what happens to me, I am what I choose to become." Carl Jung If you have the gift of reading someone's feelings from the expression on his face, you might decipher mine in the photo above. Standing on our driveway, about to depart to Scout Camp for...
My Dad
My Dad "To understand a man, you must know his memories." Anthony Quale My father, Harry Frazee Jr., passed away in 2015 and would have been 101 this year. He and my mom were married for sixty-eight years and he loved her dearly. They were great parents to us, and I...
The Baby Bed
The Baby Bed "A family is one of nature's masterpieces." George Santayana A baby crib came into the life of our family just before I was born. My parents were wild for antiques, so they bought a hundred-year-old baby crib in an antique store, to be my first bed. The...
It Pays to Be Nice!
It Pays to Be Nice! "The difference between the almost right word and the right word is the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning." Mark Twain My aunt and uncle had a cabin on a lake above Lake Tahoe. In the summers, I was lucky to spend a month there...
The Secret Code
The Secret Code "Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own." Robert Heinlein Years ago, all my mom's relatives had gathered from far and wide for the memorial for her dear Uncle Drew. He was a physician in Los Angeles and...
What makes you come alive?
What makes you come alive? "Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs are people who have come alive." Howard Thurman The following story was contributed by my very good friend, Mike Kazanjian. My best...