Principle — particularly moral principle — can never be a weathervane, spinning around this way and that with the shifting winds of expediency. Moral principle is a compass forever fixed and forever true. – Edward R. Lyman

People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can’t find them, make them. – George Bernard Shaw

Close your eyes and imagine how you would feel, To go to bed without a meal. Your mom is sad but says to look ahead, Someday you won’t go hungry to bed. You lay down, but can not sleep, Because of the noise from your mother’s weep. She cries a lot because here comes tomorrow,… Read more »

Everyone reading this article is six inches away from experiencing huge successes and breakthroughs in their life. Six inches? Sure! That’s the distance between your ears. What I’m saying is we are designed with all the resources needed to make our fondest dreams come true. We only need to learn how to program our brain… Read more »

From Seminar Attendees Not only was this a great seminar- informative and rich in strategies but Gene, you shoot from the hip and the heart to make it all so very meaningful. Tracy Stock, East Orange, NJ What I appreciated the most is that Gene is what he says he wants us to be to… Read more »

Over the years I think that I have heard people give me over a thousand reasons for not being kind. I have yet to find a single one of them that was true. People have told me that you will be taken advantage of if you are kind. This may happen once in a while,… Read more »

“Dwelling on problems does not move you closer to finding solutions!” – Gene Bedley

“If you want the rainbow in life, you gotta be willing to put up with the rain!” “If we really want to live, we’d better start at once to try!” Sometimes, patience, perseverance and time are the simplest ingredients to achieving your personal success. If you really think about it, most great achievements weren’t born… Read more »

Activity Idea The objective is to help kids understand the importance and place of core ethical virtues in their life. The choices we make on a daily basis either contribute to our mission and purpose or our choices involve us in activities that for the most part are short lived. By placing 7 walnuts into… Read more »

1- Say “I’m ticked!” Stamp your foot on the ground. 2- Rip a Strip – Rip paper strip into ten pieces using an assertive count to ten as you rip. 3- Use “I statements”: I get upset when you ________. 4- Use a plunger on the ground with both hands. 5- Hit catsup out of… Read more »