Norman Borlaug has taught me a lot over the years. How much? Well, enough that I’ve talked about him in three of my books (The Butterfly Effect, The Boy Who Changed the World, and The Lost Choice). For those of you who are not familiar with Norman Borlaug, he was the person who hybridized corn and wheat […]
Saturdays mean different things to different people. For most—not all, but most—Saturday is a day off from work. You might spend the day running some errands, working around the house, doing family activities, etc. It’s a day to catch up on life. But what if it could be a day not just for catching up, […]
If you have kids or ever were a kid, you know how concerned parents are with what kind of friends their children have. Why? Well, obviously it’s because kids tend to take on the behavior of their friends. If your child’s friends are constantly getting into trouble, then your child will likely follow suit. This […]
If you’re reading this, you’ve probably heard the story of Moses and the Ten Commandments. You can probably even rattle off most of the commandments without thinking too hard—don’t lie, don’t steal, don’t covet, don’t kill, don’t commit adultery, etc. But if you have a particularly curious mind like me, you may have at some […]
Cover your eyes, because I’m about to type it. That’s right, the “D” word. This word is something that has a bad rap in the minds of most people, and I’m about to explain why it’s time to change the way we think about it. After all, you wouldn’t have formed a single good habit […]
Instant Wisdom. That phrase or idea sounds like an oxymoron, doesn’t it? After all, isn’t wisdom something we can only obtain once we are old, seasoned, and possess a long, gray beard? Don’t we have to live things before we can possess wisdom about them? Actually…no. In fact, you can gain wisdom about something without […]
Hey, everyone! Wherever you are today, I hope you and your family had a Merry Christmas! Typically, next week would be the time to send out a sort of “Year in Review” blog, but I already have something else special planned for next week (stay tuned!), so I wanted to look back at what we’ve […]