David Horne

There are fill-in-the-blank labels that can be used in nearly every situation to extract information from your counterpart, or defuse an accusation: It seems like _________ is valuable to you. It seems like you don’t like _________. It seems like you value __________. It seems like _________ makes it easier. It seems like you’re reluctant to

By our effort to discover the origin of things we confess our belief that everything was made by Someone who was made of none.

“Let’s put price off to the side for a moment and talk about what would make this a good deal.”

Parents, we need to be their greatest supportive coach. It is our job to be the coach that we always wanted. Our actions shape their beliefs. We are the greatest influence on our children’s lives and in their development, stability, attitudes, likes, and dislikes. Children watch everything we do and learn by modeling behaviors and beliefs about

As for me, I would seek God,

and to God would I commit my cause,

9  who does great things and unsearchable,

marvelous things without number:

10  he gives rain on the earth

and sends waters on the fields;

11  he sets on high those who are lowly,

and those who mourn are lifted to safety.

12  He frustrates the devices of the crafty,

so that their hands achieve

The less important he makes himself, the more important he probably is (and vice versa).

Being productive is about occupying your time—filling your schedule to the brim and getting as much as you can. Being effective is about finding more of your time unoccupied and open for other things besides work. Time for leisure, time for family and friends. Or time for doing absolutely nothing.

I praise its decentralization, and its willingness to empower booksellers at the local stores.

Read fewer forecasts and more history. Study more failures and fewer successes.