Mystery man died three years ago
Published: Wed, 01/01/25
Updated: Thu, 01/02/25
On our way to dinner and new year's celebration last night here on St. John, USVI, we had to take Rudolph A. "Pimpy" Thomas Jr. Road. In fact, we've…
The Happy Earner
I send out value-packed emails about earning income online, which I've been doing with great success since 2010. I would have saved myself a lot of agony and frustration if I'd had the information people on this email list receive every day!
I drove. My wife prayed.
Published: Tue, 12/31/24
Updated: Wed, 01/01/25
As we close out 2024, I spent part of this last day of the year driving around St. John, the least populated island of the U.S. Virgin Islands, and a…
Burn these books
Published: Mon, 12/30/24
Updated: Tue, 12/31/24
The vast majority of what you find in self-help books is useless fluff. So I ignore them. You should, too. The tragedy is: they don't have to be.
The man who fixed my brain
Published: Sun, 12/29/24
Updated: Mon, 12/30/24
I'm 52, and on some level that flat-out sucks. Turning 30 was a bit disorienting. When I turned 40 I was downright angry. What was happening? Where…
The gift that gave me misty eyes
Published: Fri, 12/27/24
Updated: Sat, 12/28/24
For Christmas this year, I received an especially nice gift from my eldest daughter, Regina. It's a hardcover book of her favorite pictures of me and…
The Woods frustration cure
Published: Thu, 12/26/24
Updated: Fri, 12/27/24
When you set a goal for yourself -- and you absolutely should set goals -- there are many wrong ways and a few right ways. Here's an e ample of a…
Mystery photo enclosed
Published: Mon, 12/23/24
Updated: Tue, 12/24/24
Can you solve the puzzle? Last week while in Tennessee we had a chance to have lunch with bodybuilder and entrepreneur Marc Lobliner, whom you heard…
My clothes don't fit anymore
Published: Sat, 12/21/24
Updated: Sun, 12/22/24
Says a happy friend. This week I told you a bit of the story of our friend Dave Loffredo, but I left out the best part. In 2024 he decided to make a…
Bono was wrong about more than foreign aid
Published: Thu, 12/19/24
Updated: Sat, 12/21/24
U2 is overrated. We all know that. I do like their song "New Year's Day." Although I can't share the cynicism of "Nothing changes on New Year's…
I have experienced miracles
Published: Wed, 12/18/24
Updated: Thu, 12/19/24
That's what Dave Loffredo told me last week when I sat down with him. Last year Dave joined my goal-setting program. He describes himself as having…