On this day of new beginnings, I’m reminded of the words of Edith Lovejoy Pierce: “We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and...
To many North London where she lives, Alice Summer is known as the lady in number apartment six. Here attitude and her music have blessed all who know her. Alice is the oldest Holocaust survivor in the world. This...
As I write in The Optimism Advantage, “One of the best ways to inspire others is to share heroic stories from the past and the present. Stories turn experiences into narratives, people into heroes and earned successes into renewed...
Dr. Terry Paulson’s newest book, The Optimism Advantage, has been selected by the Institute for Management Studies as the “Book of the Month” for May. With over 450 major organizations worldwide using IMS as a key component of their...
Taking an evening to drive down to see my niece bring her dancing skills to a Mothers’ Day Service at Saddleback Church reminds me of the power of faith and music to inspire hope and joy. Karli Padilla has...
Jana Stanfield has inspired thousands singing, If I Were Brave, a song she wrote in conjunction with Jimmy Scott. She captures the longing we all have to find the courage to live our dreams. The song asks an important...
Whether it was Precious, the story of a young woman trying to find her way out of abuse or The Blind Side chronicling a family’s support of a young man’s dream and climb out of poverty, this year’s Academy...
