If You Want to Change The World, Start by Making Your Bed Every Morning

If you make your bed every morning, you’ll have accomplished the first task of the day. It will give you a small sense of pride and it will encourage you to do another task. And another. And another. And by the end of the day that one task completed will have turned into many tasks

News Anchor Responds to Nine Year Old and Teaches Him a Life Lesson

There is an adage, usually attributed to author Nora Roberts, “If you don’t ask, the answer will always be no.” It’s one I live by. Not just because it sounds right, but because I first tested it – and realized its value – when I was just 9 years old. I grew up in a
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Success is Always in the Details

I was a Seaman Recruit (E-1) several weeks into my training at the U.S. Coast Guard Training Center in Cape May, New Jersey, when I learned a lifelong lesson that’s proved invaluable in business and beyond. The day started off like any other with an early morning workout, breakfast and training. On the agenda that
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Mom, I have a secret to finally tell you

In 1998, I was stationed in Kodiak Island, Alaska, where I was serving as a telecommunications specialist in the United States Coast Guard, working in several top-secret communication facilities. My military training taught me a lot about teamwork, leadership, and work ethic, but my time in the service was coming to and end and I
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