Harvey Mackay
The humanity of humility
In the office of the late Alex Haley, author of “Roots,” hung a picture of a turtle sitting on a fence post. It reminded...
Mid-course corrections can pay off
Scottie Scheffler struggled on the front nine of the final round of the PGA Championship. His three-shot lead after 54 holes was gone, and...
Diplomacy can work wonders
In a small town, two neighboring businesses – a bakery and a butcher shop – were constantly at odds over parking spaces.
One day, a...
How to make good decisions
Consensus-building can be very difficult, even for the president of the United States.
Abraham Lincoln was faced with a nation that was split on the...
How to minimize feeling regrets
A wise old man named Mark lived outside a small village. He was beloved by everyone for his cheerful disposition and contagious laughter. One...
Can you hear me now?
An elderly woman had a hearing-aid fitted, hidden underneath her hair. A week later, she returned to the doctor for her checkup.
“It’s wonderful,” she...
Don’t underestimate yourself
Many people say the bumblebee overestimates its ability to fly because its body is too large for the flimsy set of wings that nature...
Loyalty is a 2-way street
Once there was a king who kept 10 wild dogs locked away in a dungeon under his castle to torture his enemies or his...
Flexibility can pay off
A college professor was once approached after a lecture by a young man demanding an explanation for an apparent contradiction between something he had...
True friends are a business must
As a prank, a student stuck a paper on a classmate’s back that read, “I’m stupid.” He told all his friends not to tell...
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