The Retail Business I Grew Up In Has Ended

Why traditional department stores won’t survive unless they lead—and lead now The business I grew up in has ended. I … More

Stranded Traveler Far From Home

“The art of a scam is convincing you to believe what you want to hear, not what is real.” It … More

“When a person is in danger, no one can afford to look the other way.” It was just another Friday … More

“The idea of waiting for something makes it more exciting.” When I was growing up in the late 1960s and … More

“Sometimes, the best-laid lessons are the ones that go hilariously unnoticed.” When I was nine, my sister was fourteen—old enough … More

“Your life is like a wheelbarrow—it won’t move unless you push it.” “You can have everything in life you want, … More

Chapter One — The Project The Elyndari called their world Elysiar — the place of perfect balance. To walk its … More

I’ve spent my life in retail and business, managing stores, mentoring teams, and running my own ventures. I was there … More

“Make each day with your kids worth them remembering fondly 20 years from now and you will live forever” When … More

“Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards.” The Gift with a catch 1967 was the … More

“Though nobody can go back and make a new beginning, anyone can start over and make a new ending.” One … More