The Power of Perspective A few years ago, mentalist Derren Brown conducted a fascinating experiment about luck in the small town of Todmorden. He had his team circulate a rumor about a statue of a dog in a nearby park. This statue was said to bring good fortune to anyone who rubbed its head. At first, people were skeptical. However, as time went on, folks began rubbing the dog's head and soon reported incredible turns of luck in their lives. Some found money, others stumbled

Several years ago, I had a big change jar in the closet that I would drop my coins from the day into. Each day might have been a few cents, but they all were put in. Eventually, I decided to take the big jar out to see how much we had in there from my years of saving them. To my absolute amazement, I had accumulated over $900 in coins just a few cents at a time!   Little things add up!   I have a friend who recently got a divorce. They had a good marriage and three beautiful

I recently read an article about the final pieces of advice given by senior citizens as they reflected on their lives. Here are some of the powerful things they said:   I wish I'd lived the life I wanted rather than the one someone else planned for me. Don't sleepwalk through life. You'll miss the important things. You never know the value of a little moment until much later, when you realize how big that moment really was. I wish I had spent more time with my parents listeni

I don't remember all my mistakes, but I've had more than one conversation in my life where I didn't think of the perfect thing to say until days later, when it was too late.   Last year, I had a confrontation with someone in a volunteer organization I worked with. This person lost his temper and said something incredibly cruel, and I was so shocked and overwhelmed with possible responses that I ended up saying nothing and walking away. For months afterward, I replayed the con