(Part 1 of 5) We may not think much of practice, but isn’t that what everyone does until they get published? Therefore, if we want others to read our words,…
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Words won’t directly translate to another language, because so much of our understanding is derived from the context, not the words themselves. In translation, “let it go” can become “give…
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How often do you hear someone on television say “end result,” “brief moment,” or “first and foremost”? These are just three of the most common examples of ways we unnecessarily…
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We watch others, and then we work out the steps for ourselves. If we want to write well, we read and study what words work well and what could have…
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Language is constantly changing. Today, “silly” means “foolish,” but in the early 1400s, it meant “blessed,” from the German selig, meaning “blessed.” By the late 1400s, the word meant “innocent.”…
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What we call “talent” is often a result of countless hours of hard work. Choi Sung Bong lived on the street in South Korea for ten years. At the age…
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If we ask why we do what we do, we can recognize the benefit and cost for whatever consumes our time. It’s been said, “If we don’t track where our…
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The “Cups”song became popular in the film Pitch Perfect, sung by Anna Kendrick. For a YouTube clip to be viewed more 100 million times, both the message and the music…
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In classic literature, a single sentence could cover an entire page. Not today. Our modern audience loves short sentences, even paragraphs containing a single word. Really. While short sentences and…
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In 2012, comedy musicians Rhett and Link were invited to speak at the graduation ceremony at their former high school in North Carolina. Of course, they had to sing one…
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Character is a critical key to becoming a person of quality, and it starts in the home!
