"The Master value is trust. There are no relationships that can survive for very long without it."

- Jim Amos

To Shape Your Destiny, You Must Control Your Attitude

on June 2nd, 2015 Leave a Comment

A great attitude can help people live a meaningful life, and you can shape your attitude by guiding your thoughts, feelings and actions. An updated edition of my best-selling book Focus of Failure was recently released. The following excerpts are from the second chapter. I hope you find it helpful as you seek to live […]

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Reclaiming America, One Person at a Time

on January 29th, 2015 Leave a Comment

The cure for dysfunction and decline is simpler than you think, and it starts with the example you set An updated edition of my best-selling book Focus of Failure was recently released. The following excerpts are from the first chapter. I hope you find it helpful as you seek to lead others and rekindle the […]

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What in the World is Going On?

on August 19th, 2014 Leave a Comment

The West’s refusal to confront fanatics, and scorn heaped on Israel for defending itself, are symptomatic of a moral failure that had catastrophic consequences in the past and could do so again. I left my most recent blog on Israel posted for longer than usual a result of the crisis in Gaza and because, as […]

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A Spiritual Journey to Israel Unearths Timely Lessons About the World

on May 3rd, 2014 Leave a Comment

  I just returned from a trip to Israel for nine days and then on to Prague and Vienna returning to Dallas on the fifteenth day of our trip.  I am a bit ashamed to admit that in the last 35 years this was the first time I went abroad that was not business related […]

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How We Can Help Veterans Charities Do More to Help Troops

on March 12th, 2014 Leave a Comment

An information clearinghouse could help veterans connect with organizations that want to help them, and help veterans charities coordinate efforts   Veterans charities have a noble mission, but a lack of coordination is hampering their cause. That’s why I am excited to have been invited to Washington, D.C., on March 27th to participate in a […]

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What the Federal Government Can Learn from the Private Sector’s Successful Approach to Hiring Veterans

on January 28th, 2014 Leave a Comment

A tax incentive to help veterans start their own businesses would provide a powerful boost for veterans who are ready to start a new career, and who are likely to hire fellow veterans I had the honor to be invited to speak to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Veteran Affairs today, addressing the […]

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