In a scene from the spy film The Good Shepherd, Matt Damon’s character, an ex-Yale CIA officer, presses an Italian-American mafioso for information, with the threat of deportation. After a long conversation, the mobster (played by Joe Pesci), in frustration, takes a look at Damon’s character, Edward Wilson: a member of the WASP Establishment, raised […]
Author: Tom McKinley
Three Short Prayers: Praising the Lord, Cleansing the Heart, and Wisdom
While long prayers are have certain merits, I always think that it is great to have short prayers in your prayer vault — prayers that can be memorized and said wherever you are and at any time. Psalm 23 — the one which begins, “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want” — is […]
True Happiness is Developed from Within: “Tell Me How!”
I often tell people that happiness does not come from external things, but that it comes from within you. You have to develop it. And their reaction is always the same: TELL ME HOW! My first book, Winning the Fight to Be Happy, talks about this process in depth, but here’s a list of what […]
5 Bible Verses to Help You Fight Anxiety
Earlier this month, Barnes & Noble announced in a press release that books about anxiety had seen a 26% rise in sales year-on-year. Undoubtedly, we are living in the Age of Anxiety, which is a result of our fast-paced lives, a lack of stability, constant comparisons with others, and numerous other factors. While I […]
Marketing to the Well-Informed Consumer
Customers in our day and age are spoiled with access to information, largely as a result of the internet — which can make the tasks of the salesman, and also the marketer, much more challenging than before.
Perfectionism: A Self-Destructive Philosophy
We often confuse “doing your best” with being perfect – denying the simple fact that perfection is not part of the human experience.
Fighting anxiety, one of our worst enemies
I have written about Worrying in earlier posts, but Anxiety is a much deeper issue. Anxiety involves the physiological and psychological aspects related to the primal concept of fear, and is an inborn condition. Those who suffer from anxiety have minds that look for, and find, something to fear. They are in a perpetual […]
The “core” approach to entrepreneurial well-being
Several years ago, I started to hit the gym harder and train for greater muscle mass. I was powerlifting, enlarging my shoulders and especially my arms, and eating more and more, just to put on more muscle. I was getting in better shape – or so I thought — but for some reason, my body […]
When Exercise Gets Boring (Which it does!)
I was at the gym this morning, and found myself in a state that many people who exercise find themselves: BORED. I go to a good gym with plenty of things to do and plenty of trainers, so it wasn’t the gym’s fault. The problem was me! So, I asked myself: why is it […]
Speech: “Rejection, Perfection, and the Power of Perspective”
On October 23, 2017, I gave a speech to 800 sales professionals from the life insurance industry, on how to handle rejection. I was invited by the Life Underwriters Association of the Philippines, and gave the speech at the Grand Convention Center in Cebu City, Philippines. Rejection is an unavoidable part of being […]