Procrastination

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, “The time is always right to do what is right.” You know what? He was right! But sometimes, it’s hard to do the right thing because you’d rather be doing something else. If you keep putting off important work, there’s a word that...

Getting Started

Sometimes you have something you need to do, but you keep putting it off. There’s a word for that; it’s called procrastination. If you’re having trouble getting started, here’s a tip: begin by carving out a small part of the job, and get started. You don’t have to...

Blaming Others

The legendary basketball coach John Wooden once said, “A person may make mistakes, but he isn’t a failure until he starts blaming someone else.” Coach Wooden knew that it’s never smart to play the blame game. Why? Because it’s a game that nobody wins! Instead of...

Happiness

Her husband, a man named Daniel Curtis, died, so Martha Curtis was left to raise her two surviving children alone. Two years later, she remarried, this time to a man named George Washington, and the former Mrs. Curtis became Martha Washington, America’s first First...

Dream Big

Walt Disney was one of the great dreamers of the twentieth century. He dreamed about making great movies, and he made that dream come true. Then, he dreamed about creating a magical kingdom where kids’ dreams could come true, so he built Disneyland. Mr. Disney said,...

Tough Times

In 1942, Annette Funicello was born in Utica NY. She relocated with her family to Southern California when Annette was four years old. In the 1950’s, she broke into the national spotlight as a star on The Mickey Mouse Club television show. In the 1960’s Funicello was...