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    What Is Your Price? (December 1997)

    Ernie D'Bartolo resigns as the owner of the San Francisco 49ers pending an indictment on gambling fraud. Two former Arizona State basketball players plead guilty to point shaving. Marv Albert lied to NBC about his innocence in a much publicized

    It's About Procrastination (February 1997)

    I reread my Christmas letters - even the amazing details about other people's children - before I could get to this column. My sure-fire formula for stress is over commitment plus procrastination and then throw in a dose of disorganization.

    There Is No Free Lunch (February 1995)

    In accounting, assets + liabilities = net worth. If you have a lot and you don't owe a lot, then your net worth is great. You have a lot and you owe a lot, then net worth is reduced.

    What do you think of a person who has enjoyed an ass

    High Tech World Demands High Values (May 1999)

    In a recently published book, "The Lexus and the Olive Tree," author and journalist Thomas Friedman tries to summarize the rapid changes in our economy due to globalization. He dates the modern era of globalization to the fall of the Berlin Wall and the fall of communism.

    The Truth Is Hard To Tell (July 2000)
    This article describes research around how and when people tell lies and for what reasons.
    A Motivational Secret: Deadlines (April 2001)
    This article examines the importance of meaningful deadlines in our lives. Deadlines are a key to steady performance.
    How Perfectionism Blocks Spirituality (January 2002)
    This article describes how trying to be perfect without true humility or dependence on God interferes with ture spiritual growth. The do-it-yourself approach to spirituality closes people up and prevents them from the the true intimacy that comes from being open.
    Confessions Of A Packrat (April 2002)
    This article profiles the problems of clutter in people's lives, both collecting objects and activities that are not goal-directed. The priorities in people's lives deserve scrutiny as they live the only life they will have.