Pete pulled me aside and said, “I wish I could tell stories like you, but nothing interesting happens to me.”
I told him, “Everyone has interesting things happen to them that can be turned into stories.” He smiled and said, “Like what?”
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The World Rewards the Resourceful – The Better Newsletter #102
My friend Jen sailed competitively through college and tried different careers but nothing “stuck.” So, she and her parents found a beautiful yacht and invested their savings to buy it so she could start her own charter business.
A Crucial Crossroad – The Better Newsletter #101
When I lived in Hawaii, I went to the beach with my friend on New Year’s Day.
The winter surf was booming, and although we were both strong swimmers, we stood on the beach wondering, “Should we go in… Shouldn’t we go in?”
Fun Is Not Frivolous – The Better Newsletter #100
Years ago, I came down with a respiratory illness that wouldn’t get better. A friend finally took me to Urgent Care and the doc diagnosed me with…
Turn Envy Into Enough – The Better Newsletter #99
My friend told me, “At an annual convention, everyone went around the lunch table introducing themselves. It quickly turned into a brag-fest. This person had just been on Oprah, that one got a six-figure book deal.
A Prescription For Regrets – The Better Newsletter #98
A woman told me, “The juice has gone out of my life, and I’m not sure why.” When she shared what her days consisted of, she realized every day looked the same.
Meet Your Intuition Half Way – The Better Newsletter #97
That morning, a little voice whispered in my ear, “You don’t have to take the train. Why not drive?”
I Was Just Thinking Of You – The Better Newsletter #96
A few months ago, I read an article in The Atlantic Daily about why it’s crucial to keep friendships at the top of our “to-do” list…
If You Don’t Ask, The Answer is Always No – The Better Newsletter #95
When I was younger, I was excited to accept a job working with Sandy Bremer, Founder of Open University
I agreed to a salary that was less than half of what I had been making working in the tennis industry under Rod Laver.
Turn Generic Into Genius – The Better Newsletter #94
Have you heard the phrase “There’s nothing new under the sun?” Of course, there are new things! If we want to turn INFObesity into INTRIGUE, it’s up to us to turn GENERIC into GENIUS. Here’s my favorite example of someone who did it.