From the category archives:

Wealth

You Can; You MUST!

by Russ on May 4, 2010

I Was Hooked from the Start I’ve been a huge fan of personal development for quite some time. My very first PD book was Joe Karbo’s 1973 classic, “The Lazy Man’s Way to Riches”. It was a combination of what he called ‘Dyna/Psych’ and the application of how-to mail order instructions. I was immediately intrigued [...]

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How Youth Are Teaching Us Today

by Russ on September 16, 2009

Tolerance – Can You Ever Have Too Much? I was born and raised in a small French-Canadian community in Massachusetts.  My grandparents had migrated from Canada and my parents were born in the U.S.  Still, the French-Canadian culture and heritage was alive and well.  Up until age five, I spoke predominantly French in my home, [...]

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How NOT to Be a Sucker in These Financially Desperate Times As with most things in my life, I have learned my lessons through hard, first-hand experience.  I, too have been a sucker in financially desperate times, not only once but many times.  You’d think I would learn.  Thankfully, I’m getting there. The thing is, [...]

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How Are Your Practice Skills?

by Russ on July 31, 2009

Does Your Teacher Teach Practice Skills? “And what would you like to learn today?” So began another class, first with my older step-daughter Suvin with singing and later with Ambrosia with dancing.  In both cases, there was very little – if any – focus on practice skills.  Suvin got to choose a song that she [...]

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Stay Connected Or Get Left Behind

by Russ on July 27, 2009

How Do You Stay Connected? Back in the day (we’re talking 1950′s and 60′s folks) it seemed to be so much easier to stay connected.  Families remained closer together – even when the kids moved ‘out of the nest’, they rarely moved more than a couple of blocks away from mom and dad. I remember [...]

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