Decisions Mold You

A young, ambitious guy whom I worked with at (BP oil) got a double promotion that required a transfer to Cairo. He went home to his new wife and young ...

Charles Schulz: Lover of Losers

With the death of "Peanuts" cartoonist Charles Schulz, many commented on his ability to reflect on the sadnesses of real life through the experiences ...

Life Goals

Architect Frank Lloyd Wright once told of an incident that seemed insignificant at the time, but had a profound influence on the rest of his life. The ...

Mark of the Call

Quite often the absence of immediate success is the mark of a genuine call.

How Jesus Defines Success

In her book Walking on Water, Madeleine L'Engle writes:

One time I was talking to Canon Tallis, who is my spiritual director as well as my friend, ...

Model That!

In ESPN Magazine, Mark Pope of the NBA's Indiana Pacers had this to say about former Boston Celtics player and current Pacers coach Larry Bird: "I ...

What Really Matters

The question to ask at the end of life's race is not so much "What have I accomplished?" but "Whom have I loved, and how courageously?"

Success Can Be Meaningless

In Actions Speak Louder Than Words, Herb Miller writes: Two Kentucky farmers who owned racing stables had developed a keen rivalry. One spring each of ...

Success in Modern Society

Carol Burnett says that when she was a girl, she joked and clowned around just to get over the fear of not being liked, because she was poor and not very ...

The Road to Success

We must make sure that we do not decide that we shall succeed. If we decide to succeed then we may succeed without succeeding in God's way. But if ...