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“The evil men do lives after them while the good is oft interred with their bones.” -Marc Antony from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar

First I thought I wouldn’t write about Michael. Then I figured I would wait till the autopsy came out. Just right now I decided it is both worthwhile to write about him and to do it now.

For what is personal development all about? It is about how we lead our lives and how we go about improving them in the ways we best see fit.

Some people loved Michael and others hated him. Many others are somewhere in the middle. And again I say it is easy to judge when all you hear about him is from some secondary source.

Like Marc Antony I come to bury Michael, not to praise him…

At a funeral, no matter who we are, if we attend, we come to “pay our respects”. While everyone’s motives are different they all come for one purpose. To remember the life of the one who has died…

I don’t care what any one says, Michael was a larger than life figure, and played a huge role in our culture. It is safe to say he was also very big internationally. Nearly everyone has bopped his or her head to his music at one point in time or another. And I would imagine most people would recognize a Michael Jackson song when they hear it.

While he was idolized by millions and had fans around the world, he did make some personal choices in his life that brought much grief. And while the world may remember him one way or another I wonder how his kids will remember him. What legacy has he left behind for them?

The honest truth is that I do not know. To tell you the truth I don’t think it matters as much to us as it does to them. Sure, his death gives the news and entertainment networks much fodder to play but it will pass in time. We will remember his music and it will be his family and friends that remember the person.

The same goes for us I think. Who cares what the world thinks? More importantly, it is what our friends and family think of us that matters. If there is love there, then love can be anywhere. And in the end love is all that matters…

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You know what I love best about today…? It isn’t yesterday and it certainly isn’t tomorrow…

Everyday is a new day and I am thankful for every breath I take. Its not to be taken for granted. Each day let’s us start fresh and new. Whatever is behind us will stay behind us, and whatever is ahead will eventually come. No need to really worry about either.

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Is it true or untrue? Is beauty a curse or a blessing?

“Don’t hate me because I am beautiful”

That statement has certainly made it through the years. Most of us in the US know it, but have no idea where it comes from (supposedly a Pantene Pro-V shampoo commercial).

Does our jealousy of other people’s beauty make us hate them? I would say that sadly there is some truth to this.

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I just so happened to be able to touch the Stanley Cup this week and shake hands with Sidney Crosby.

Sometimes you just need to be in the right place at the right time…

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When I was younger (not much younger), we used to play this card game called Bullsh*t. The point of the game was to call out people for what cards they had in their hand. Basically it was a card shuffling game where one could make an educated guess about what cards any given person had at any given moment.

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The colossal misunderstanding of our time is the assumption that insight will work with people who are unmotivated to change. Communication does not depend on syntax, or eloquence, or rhetoric, or articulation but on the emotional context in which the message is being heard. People can only hear you when they are moving toward you, and they are not likely to when your words are pursuing them. Even the choicest words lose their power [...] Continue Reading…

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It seems I keep getting recognized for past achievements. Today I wanted to let you know that Vincent over at Health Money Success has featured me as a Top 50 Personal Development Blogger. I am honored to make the list. Here is the link…

Top 50 Personal Development Bloggers

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