It is truly remarkable what kids can teach us. They give us a perspective on life that may of us seem to have forgotten. They don’t know the meaning of give-up. They find joy in the smallest of things. They live a carefree life. Don’t we wish we did the same? One thing that I […]
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The other night I was sitting across the table from my 2-year-old son as he played with one of the toys he had been given last X-Mas. It’s one of those educational toys that you push blocks through different-shaped holes on top of a large plastic hippo. Once inside you push down on this plunger
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Greetings from Thailand…what am I doing in Thailand some of you might ask? My parents decided to retire to Thailand, and I for one am mighty grateful. It’s just a short 6 hour flight from Osaka which is doable even with a 2-year old. On our way back from the airport I happened to pick
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In a previous entry I discussed how important it is to have a blueprint available for us to refer to on our journey of self-development. With so many materials available it’s tough to know just where to start. Getting started is often the key as most of us give up before we have even tried.
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My wife and I are very proud to be parents of a lovely bouncing baby boy. Most parents we know love to tell stories of how wonderful being a parent is and how much they miss being a parent of a young child. What they often neglect to mention is just how tough it can
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A few years ago, I decided to take up magic because I wanted to invest my time to learn a skill rather than simply chill in front of the TV. Living in Japan I was limited with my access to find people who might be able to teach me so I did the next best
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When I was young I always hated to read. I figured, why spend hours reading a book when I could just watch the movie? It seems that nothing has changed as students today are still dead-set against reading books. And yet, there are thousands of people out there spending hours upon hours reading up on
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About 12 years ago I found myself stepping off the plane in Osaka, Japan, not knowing where my life would take me. I had finished college a year earlier and was eager to get started. I ended up working at a local English school and found it rewarding both financially and educationally but I found
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In a previous entry I talked about the importance of saying what you mean and how if we choose the wrong words our message can be radically different. Just what’s in a word? To illustrate just what difference a word can make I thought I’d share with you one of my favorite jokes as a
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Despite reading regularly there is one book that still sits on my shelf unread – the Bible. I purchased my first copy just a year ago because I felt that my studies would never be complete if I left this one out. And yet, there it sits. Still, there’s no disputing the influence it has
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