by Mark Edge | Apr 29, 2021 | Employee Productivity
William DeWolf Hopper was a superstar in Vaudeville and later, motion pictures during the late 1800s and early 1900s. His primary source of fame was his recital of the famous poem “Casey at the Bat.” “Casey at the Bat” is one of those poems that you may think you have...
by Mark Edge | Apr 28, 2021 | Employee Productivity
When I entered graduate school in my twenties, I decided to support myself through residential real estate. (Not my first choice—but that is a long story.) I was blessed to join a great real estate company with three offices. They offered hands-on training twice a...
by Mark Edge | Apr 27, 2021 | Emotional Health
For the past few decades, Warren Buffett has been ranked as one of the richest men in the world. A few years ago, he was giving a speech to a group of MBA students when he said something very affirming of uncondional love: “Being given unconditional love is the...
by Mark Edge | Apr 26, 2021 | Employee Productivity
In the comedy City Slickers, Billy Crystal’s character, Mitch, is riding alongside Jack Palance’s character, Curly, having a deep conversation about life. The climax of the talk is profound: Curly: Do you know what the secret of life is? [Curly holds up his index...
by Mark Edge | Apr 22, 2021 | Emotional Health
This week I have been talking about offering people unconditional love and receiving suffering in return. I want to conclude this theme with the story of a young couple. A few years ago, they modeled how to extract meaning from suffering. This story relates what they...
