It never fails. Soon after one makes a commitment to do something, that commitment will be tested. How long one is able to remain...

One hundred ninety years ago today, a man was born who later published a book the influence of which stretched far beyond his own...

This week marks my wife’s third week of school already, not counting the week of in-service training, and the stories she shares when she...

Here are some of his one-liners that are among my personal favorites. They are as true today as they were when he quipped them. “The...

Yesterday, I had the honor and privilege of presenting to a group of teachers in their beginning-of-year in-service training. I spoke on...

But Dr. Moses Hoge, a contemporary of Jackson, declared, “To attempt to portray the life of Jackson while leaving out the religious...

BBC’s Nik Gowing hosts a live “Special World Debate” with panelists Economic Historian Niall Ferguson, French Finance Minister Christine...

Some people work for a large, satisfying paycheck. Others work for the public and private recognition they receive from appreciative...

“It isn’t defeat, but rather your mental attitude toward it, that whips you.” This goes back to what an earlier post said about the...

In our finite sense of time and events, we often lose our sense of perspective. We often mentally compress time and events without...

The title of today’s blog describes one of the most studied and most misunderstood but also most revered–by many–soldier in American...

I have often felt like that. I’m not famous for anything. I’m not widely known. Even when I go “back home” to the community where I grew...

For the past eight posts, I have focused attention on six men whom I have called exemplars. I offered summary biographies of J.C. Penney,...

Stone lived and taught what he and Napoleon Hill called success through a positive mental attitude (PMA), which closely resembled Dr....

Over the past several weeks, I have shared with you the stories of a number of exemplars who earned their living, gained great wealth,...

Imagine a store that not only provides a variety of quality products and efficient service but also offers employees a bank, a school, a...

John, the first of six children in his family, was a sickly child. Although he enjoyed reading and learning and going to school, he...

Sometimes the best lessons one can learn come from the worst teachers. Sounds ironic, doesn’t it? As I recall the teachers I’ve had, from...

Among the many events that happened this week in history are three especially noteworthy things. Each of them has something to teach us....

As a three-year-old, Shirley Temple appeared on screen for the first time eighty-four years ago this month. The film was a forgettable...