Life Lessons

Foto Friday – Remembering Our Ancestors

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As the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea draw to a close, it seemed appropriate that today’s Foto Friday would feature this pic. Do you know what it is? Do you know the critical life lesson associated with this pic? Be sure to click the pic for the full effect! These are paper lanterns … Read more

The Wisdom of Woof

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The Wisdom of Woof teaches us that everything we need to know about life we can learn from our dogs. Meet Bella. Bella is a passionate Yorkie with more personality than she knows what to do with! We call her “The Commander” around the Helpful Dad house because Bella is always trying to orchestrate events … Read more

Are You Willing to Make a Fool of Yourself…And Become a Master?

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“The time came when the risk it took to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” Anais Nin I think it’s fair to say that most people who want to achieve a goal understand that it takes hard work and effort, but in order to break free … Read more

5 POWER-ful Tools to Overcome Life’s Challenges

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Public Speaking… Losing Weight… Closing a sale… Hitting a Curveball… The list goes on… All of us face difficult challenges in our lives and that’s not likely to change anytime soon. Unfortunately, all too often we allow the illusion of difficulty to discourage us — which in turn leads to feelings of frustration, causes us … Read more

Foto Friday: Encouragement from Seoul, South Korea

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As we celebrate the Winter Olympics in South Korea, I wanted to share a pic from one of my many visits to this beautiful country. This pic was taken in the Gyeongbokgung Palace complex in Seoul and when you stand at this spot and look at the temple and the mountains it’s quite breathtaking. Be sure … Read more

The “SMART” Morning Routine – Built for Working Men and Women (2019)

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Your New Morning Routine? It’s Fast, it’s flexible and it will supercharge your life – it’s The SMART Morning Routine! Share this Pin-Friendly Image Mike, That Helpful Dad Did You Know? If you enjoy this article, you can get all my tips by email. Read them at your leisure and apply them to improve your … Read more

Foto Friday – Folk Music in Strasbourg – Simple Beauty

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There is beauty everywhere…if you only look. This pic was taken near the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Strasbourg, France. The area is filled with tourists and not surprisingly there were numerous hawkers working hard to get people to notice them. And then there was this woman with her beaten guitar. She didn’t call out. She … Read more

Development Follows Demand – But Are You Demanding Enough of Yourself?

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We know from our prior discussions that failure is not something to be feared and that failures themselves are not the end of the road. Today I want to share some additional insights with you that relate to the topic of Failure and Self-Development. Development follows Demand Think of any goal you want to accomplish and you’re in essence thinking … Read more

Wait, You Mean the Sky is NOT Falling?

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Hitchhiking with Chicken Little Lesson #102: When faced with a problem, rather than act rashly and increase your odds of doing something stupid, instead THINK and ACT from a position of wisdom. Today’s Life Lesson was inspired by Douglas Adams (author of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy) who sums up our lesson with two … Read more