A long-standing tradition at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, the commencement “cover toss” is legendary. I can still feel the thrill of watching my brother’s Class of 1970 toss their covers (hats) high up into the air at his graduation, never dreaming that 44 years later my daughter would be doing the same ritual with […]
A Five-Dollar Challenge: Random Acts of Kindness (Guest Blogger Rev. Larry Davies)
Every family was handed an envelope. Enclosed was a five-dollar bill and instructions: Take this $5 combined with whatever gifts or talents God has given you and use it for one act or several random acts of kindness toward someone you would not normally help or even know. Give a gift. Bake a cake. Buy […]
What Motivates You To Be Successful? (Jory H. Fisher, JD, PCC)
What motivates you to be successful? We’re told to keep our “Big Why” posted on our fridge, our laptop, and bathroom mirrors. We’re told our “Big Why” will keep us going when times our tough. We’re told that, without a “Big Why,” our endeavors will be lackluster at best. Think about it. What drives you […]
Ultimate Sacrifice (Jory Fisher)
The Ultimate Sacrifice. What is it? Is it giving up your life for a friend? For a loved one? For a nation? For a cause? Curious, on this Memorial Day, May 27th, 2013, I decided to look up the term online. Thus speaks Urban Dictionary: To give everything you have to save someone or something […]
Finding Passion in Your Pain (Star Bobatoon)
When her 5-year old son was first diagnosed with a life-altering disease, the first question Star Bobatoon asked was, “Why me?” Several years later she discovered the answer: so she could – from a place of experience and compassion – support, empower, and inspire other parents who have children with special needs. About Star Bobatoon […]
Part-Time or Full-Time? (Jory Fisher)
Those of you who know me, or who have spent any time reading my website or listening to my radio show, know that I am all about purpose and calling. It’s a subject that has fascinated and sometimes tormented me since high school. Check this out from the Old and New Testaments: “Hear, O Israel: […]
In His Image (Jory Fisher)
“Then God said, ‘Let us make man in our image, in our likeness . . . So God created man in His own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. . . . God saw all that he had made, and it was very good.” Genesis 1: […]
Connoisseur of Life Manifesto (Joann Lim)
Connoisseur of Life: someone who is an expert about her life; someone who cherishes, savours, and enjoys all that life has to offer; someone who is understanding of the emotions of life; someone who gives life all that she has and in turn receives all that life has to offer; someone who is in love […]
The Releasing Power of Forgiveness (Jory Fisher)
We crave to be forgiven. We struggle to forgive. But surely those are personal matters. Does forgiveness (or “unforgiveness”) affect our professional success? I don’t know about you, but I’ve never been very good about segregating my personal life from my professional life. I am who I am in whatever I do. If I’m holding […]
Goal Setting for Personal and Professional Success (Jory Fisher)
What do you want your life to look like? Your business to look like? What do you want more of? I don’t mean in general; I mean specifically!
