Food for Thought: “A Message from a Mermaid”
While in the waiting room at a medical clinic, I read a true story by Margo Pfeiff in Reader’s Digest. It’s about a…
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Food for Thought: Taking Risks
The 2013 Harvard Business Review notes that fear and uncertainty are the major obstacles to business model innovation. Fear of failure so often…
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Food for Thought: “Priorities” is an Oxymoron
An “oxymoron” is a word or expression that contradicts itself. In the 1400s, the word “priority” came into the English language. It meant…
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Food for Thought: Limited Attention Spans
We are all aware of the pervasive bombardment of us all with rapidly changing stimulation. The images and sounds that constantly invade our…
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Food for Thought: As Luck Would Have It
Some people seem to be able to spot four-leaf clovers much more quickly than others. Are they just lucky or just better at…
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Food for Thought: A Brand-New Ending
A pastor was interviewing three prospective new members for her church. She asked several questions in order to understand their reasons for wanting…
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Food for Thought: What an Epiphany!
The day of Epiphany is celebrated in most churches as a day to commemorate the visit of the Magi (wise men) to the…
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Food for Thought: Investing Wisely
On October 24, 2017, Albert Einstein’s theory of happiness sold for $1.3 million at a Jerusalem auction. While traveling in Tokyo during 1922,…
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Food for Thought: Time Management
Parkinson’s Law reminds us that, “Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.” This means that we need to…
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Food for Thought: The Psychology of Cheating
For more than five years, I proctored exams at Harvard University. During the first couple of years, the protocol was to accompany students…