Be A Heretic Like MLK
Americans remember the social change agent, Dr. Martin Luther King who became a leader of the civil rights movement in the U.S., peacefully working to influence attitudes and policy to...
Miscellany
Packing for Vacation
It’s summer in the northern hemisphere and time for many people to go on vacation. If you are a workaholic who feels guilty for taking time off, get over it....
Volunteer
This is Volunteer Month. Originally set aside as a singular week, the opportunity to think about the vital role volunteerism plays in successful societies was established by American President Richard...
Top 10-#4 Think Flexible
In 1956, actress Doris Day recorded the hit song, “Que Será Será.” It was introduced in the Hitchcock film, The Man Who Knew Too Much and later used as the...
Fear or Love?
Every now and then you stumble upon a life-defining truth that is simple yet profound. I found such a concept in Neale Donald Walsch’s book, Conversations with God. I hope...
The Thing
What was it and when did you lose it? What was the thing that made you think, YES! to life? What was the thing that made you want to get...
EarthDay
Today is Earth Day. It was born in 1970 at the height of the hippy movement, anti-Vietnam protests and a growing consciousness of pollution, toxic chemicals and the extinction of...
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Have you considered subscribing to Get Control Of Your Life? Just click on the envelope in the upper right-hand corner of the web site. Fill out your email address, name,...
Yes and No
This time of year, everyone is saying what you need to do more of. The message is that you need to say YES to vegetables. YES to going to the...
Risk
What are you willing to risk? While this may be a legitimate question in a poker game, it is also an essential life question. We all know that risk is...
Happy Anniversary!
Today marks the one-year anniversary of Get Control Of Your Life! In that time we have posted 80 articles to help you succeed in your life. My guest writers and...
Overcoming Adversity
This is a video story about two things: Overcoming adversity and making a difference. Zach is the 11-year-old son of some friends. He suffers from several disorders including Aspergers Syndrome,...
Death by Password
According to InformationWeek, IBM predicted back in 2011 that in five years we will not be using passwords to access secure resources like ATMs and computers. While we may be on our...
Be Positive!
“Be positive regardless! Life is sweet!” Those are the words inscribed in the front of Watermelon Credo, a little book given to me by the author, Wally Amos. Most people...
Living In The Box
We live in a world of social conformity. Even if we don’t like it, people like to stuff us into boxes. It’s hard to move in a box. It’s hard...
How Are Devices Changing How We Think & Live?
Did you spend Easter dinner (or any other family meal) with certain members disengaged in conversation because their heads were buried in their phones or tablets? Certainly our digital devices...
Do Movies Make People Kill Others?
Video- Do movies make people kill others? Mass killings are nothing new; history is full of them. But today, when unstable people unleash their mental illness and problems by killing...
