Steve Goodier Wisdom: No More Problem

In this inspirational article, master storyteller, Steve Goodier, shares a key piece of life wisdom . Enjoy!

One man exclaimed to his friend, “I just had another fight with my wife!”

“Oh, yeah?” the friend said. “And how did this one end?”

“When it was over,” he replied, “she came to me on her hands and knees.” Read more

Steve Goodier Wisdom: Laughing During Tough Times

In this inspirational article, master storyteller, Steve Goodier, shares a key piece of life wisdom . Enjoy!

Laughter and tears are part of living. But do you find enough time for laughter? I am not asking if you experience lots of good times. Of course we should laugh during the happy times. But do you also laugh during the difficult times?

Erma Bombeck is known for her humorous books, but she wrote one that covered a more serious topic: cancer in children. The book is titled, I WANT TO GROW HAIR, I WANT TO GROW UP, I WANT TO GO TO BOISE (Harper and Row, 1989). Erma talks with numerous children with cancer and learns important life lessons from them. She learns, for instance, that cancer survivors know how to laugh. Read more

Steve Goodier Wisdom: And Then Some

In this inspirational article, master storyteller, Steve Goodier, shares a key piece of life wisdom . Enjoy!

How wonderful it would be if there were a simple formula for success! “Follow these steps and you will be successful in business, as a parent, as a student, in your vocation or in any endeavor you attempt.”

I think of the man who was honored as “Businessperson of the Year.” At the presentation dinner, a newspaper reporter asked him, “To what do you owe your great success and prosperity?” Read more

Steve Goodier Wisdom: Touching Moments

In this inspirational article, master storyteller, Steve Goodier, shares a key piece of life wisdom . Enjoy!

I read that an insurance company survey revealed that spouses who kiss their mates in the morning will probably live five years longer than those who don’t. It also showed that the kissing mate will have fewer auto accidents and up to 50% less time lost from work due to illness. I won’t begin to interpret what all this means, except that it seems that those people in intimate relationships seem to be happier and healthier.

But what about that “touching moment” — that kiss? Is touching also important? Read more

Steve Goodier Wisdom: Under Construction

In this inspirational article, master storyteller, Steve Goodier, shares a key piece of life wisdom . Enjoy!

I have been on a self-improvement program most of my life. Though I realize I am continually under construction and will never be fully completed in a lifetime, I relate to the poet who set these words to paper:

“Your task is to build a better world,” Read more

Steve Goodier Wisdom: No Time to Judge

In this inspirational article, master storyteller, Steve Goodier, shares a key piece of life wisdom . Enjoy!

Eugene Brice, in Books That Bring Life (Lubbock, Texas: Net Press, 1987), tells of a controversy that consumed the United States Senate many years ago. It was around whether or not to seat the newly elected senator from Utah, Reed Smoot.

Back in those days, the Mormon church (to which Smoot belonged) still allowed the practice of polygamy. And although Smoot had only one wife, some of the more sanctimonious members of the Senate argued that he should not be seated, given the beliefs of his church. Read more

Steve Goodier Wisdom: No Hopeless Situations

In this inspirational article, master storyteller, Steve Goodier, shares a key piece of life wisdom . Enjoy!

Dinah Shore said, “There are no hopeless situations — only people who are hopeless about them.” Case in point: Morgan Rowe. Some 30 years ago, when he was only 11 years old, he lost his left arm and much of the use of his right arm. It happened when he fell off a tractor at his father’s fence company in Valdosta, Georgia, and was dragged beneath the machine. Morgan’s left arm was destroyed and his right, mangled.

Young Morgan was released from the hospital after three-and-a-half months. The first thing he set out to do was to help pay the bills — $30,000 worth. That was a lot of money back then as it is now. For a boy of 11 to accomplish such a task, the situation seemed hopeless. Read more

Steve Goodier Wisdom: Secret Ingredient

In this inspirational article, master storyteller, Steve Goodier, shares a key piece of life wisdom . Enjoy!

There’s a reason why some people succeed in life and others do not. Why some people seem to find their place while others never quite “get it together.” And why many average and ordinary people accomplish extraordinary, or at least fulfilling, things while others expect that they will never really amount to much.

It is even more basic than raw talent or hard work. It is more fundamental than background or intelligence. It has to do with what makes successful people use the talent they possess or choose to work hard and persevere. It has to do with the reasons why some people compensate for poor backgrounds and others do not, why some intelligent people lead healthy and happy lives and others flounder. Read more

Steve Goodier Wisdom: No Time to Hurry

In this inspirational article, master storyteller, Steve Goodier, shares a key piece of life wisdom . Enjoy!

Igor Stravinsky was a disciplined composer who adhered to a rigid work schedule, carefully laid out in advance. Every minute of the day was taken up by some specific task.

On one occasion, his publisher asked him to hurry the completion of a new work. “I’m sorry,” the composer said. “I haven’t time in my schedule to hurry.” Read more

Steve Goodier Wisdom: How’s Your Memory?

In this inspirational article, master storyteller, Steve Goodier, shares a key piece of life wisdom . Enjoy!

Many people complain that their memory is not what it used to be. But memory can be a powerful tool for spiritual and emotional rejuvenation!

I recently spent a few days in the mountains of Colorado. My conference scheduled a long break one afternoon. We were encouraged to relax and rejuvenate our spirits. Many of the attendees decided to play golf and asked if I wanted to come along. Read more

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