Secrets to Success. Once in an interview, I was asked, "What is the secret to your success?" "Continued sobriety, a strong belief in a God that works under all conditions, a fabulous recovery support system over the years, treasured mentors, my mother, a loving...
Earlier this month the American Bar Association and the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation released the findings of the first-ever national study on mental health issues and substance abuse relating to our nation’s attorneys. The results of the study are not good news for...
Everyone is nice and on their best behavior when there’s a celebrity amidst, especially if the celebrity is one of the anchors of the NBC TODAY Show. But how do the same people behave when the person is not a celebrity and known to them? This question came up for me...
Copyright Infringement. Curtis Jackson. Lawsuits on copyright infringement are on the rise and musicians are the first on the list get slapped with a lawsuit. One such lawsuit came to conclusion in the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last month. Queens rap mogul...
Autism – the word no parent wants to hear in connection with their child. Unfortunately, CDC estimates say 1 in 68 births will result in children with autism spectrum disorder. Further CDC statistics show that autism in American children increased an astonishing...
Obesity. Epidemic. Diet Plans. It’s no secret that obesity has become a full-blown epidemic in the United States. According to CDC statistics, 34.9% of adult Americans are obese. This adds up to 78.6 million people. When you add in childhood obesity, more than half of...
Love. I Love You. Love, as a word, is memorialized in countless books, movies, poems and musical compositions. While there are many definitions of love, its essence, when used as a verb, can be captured in a few phrases: to care for, to cherish, to respect, to honor,...
Blame. Self-Examination. As far back as I can remember everything bad that ever happened to me was always someone else's fault. "It's not my fault, I'm not to blame" was one of my favorite sayings. However, self-examination requires that you go against your nature to...
Fearless. Courage. Walk through fear is the key to success at anything. I've always been fearless, or so I thought. And as long as I had a drink or a drug in my hand, that was true. Chemicals gave me the courage to do the impossible, such a talk to people, feel my...