To see if this is the case with you, look in the mirror and as yourself …”Would I like to be friends with the person I see?” If so, fantastic, if not, maybe there is something to work on? – Dr. Vik, The Culture King

Is one of the best sure fire ways to keep relationships strong. Thank You is a response of acknowledgment and recognition and is the opposite of no response, which gets interpreted as being indifferent. So if you want to keep your relationships strong…a sincere thank you will go a long way. – Dr. Vik, The… Read more »

One of the greatest secrets in life is having both wisdom and patience? They go together splendidly. One can be wise and full of knowledge without a lot of common sense – as seen in the “absent minded professor”. Or one can have patience without wisdom, and it won’t get them very far. But Wisdom… Read more »

A few things, sometimes makes the experience better. No matter what we focus on, the focus raises all of our senses to take it all in. Unlike a Buffet…You’re eating a crab leg, thinking about the pizza, and you eat the pizza thinking about the roast beef, and you eat the roast beef thinking about… Read more »

The Best day of my life! Today is Wednesday, and we had vegetable soup last night so we can splurge on tonight’s meal which just happens to be “Date Night”, plus I get to see my youngest get 2 awards at school today, which leads up to feeling pretty good about things. And tomorrow I… Read more »

Here’s the deal: Regular soft drinks contain large amounts of HFCS – High Frustose Corn Syrup, which impairs the feedback loop to your brain, resulting in you not being able to tell that you are full. This explains some of the people I coach that drink up to 12 regular sodas a day, and want… Read more »

Where we can cut loose or just relax. And that’s great – we all need to balance out. But does our time off also contain “quality” time? We can all work and relax, but that only takes in consideration our lives, and is the right ticket if we are alone and have no friends or… Read more »

You betcha – there’s more than one kind of Love. Agape; Unselfish love, brotherly love, mouth wide open, as in wonder, surprise or eagerness. Sure does smack of the love found within the Culture at Zappos. Agape can help with anything you’re involved with,  and  it sure helps to “Make the World a Better Place”…. Read more »

If you are impatient because your life isn’t going the way you want – think again. I gave a talk to the St Jude’s Ranch for children in Boulder City, and after, since we sell shoes, they asked if it would be possible to donate some shoes for the kids. They said it would make… Read more »

Maybe – great, keep it up. Maybe not… Understand that if you are not where you want to be, you need to make a plan, then set out some goals and make the goals easy, one step at a time, so it’s very difficult to quit or fail. You can’t swing for the fences with… Read more »