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Getting Older Is An OpportunityTo Share Your Wisdom

October 24, 2024

Harvey's Weekly Column

Ronald Reagan was 69 years old when he ran for U.S. President in 1980. Despite continual criticism, he won the election and never passed up an opportunity to use humor when referring to his age. Perhaps the most memorable time was when he was running for re-election four years later. During a televised debate between

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Competition Is The Best Form Of Motivation

October 17, 2024

Harvey's Weekly Column

I’ve learned over the years not to try and keep up with others; someone will always have more. To drive this point home, I always ask: Do you know what happens when you catch up with the Joneses? They refinance. Competition is the breakfast of champions, not cereal. Whether you like competition or not, it

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Make A Book Your Constant Friend

October 10, 2024

Harvey's Weekly Column

Our lives basically change in three ways; through the people we meet, the places we travel and the books we read. I made that statement many years ago, and I still believe it today. Television, computers, the Internet and even radio were supposed to be the replacement for conventional books when each first became popular.

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It’s Not What You Know, It’s How You Use It

October 3, 2024

Harvey's Weekly Column

A little girl came home from her first day in school and proudly exclaimed, “Mom, I was the brightest one in my class today!” “That’s great, Janie,” her mother said, “but tell me how it happened.”             “Well,” Janie replied, “the teacher told each one of us to draw a picture on the blackboard, and then

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Practice Makes Perfect In Public Speaking

September 26, 2024

Harvey's Weekly Column

A political candidate’s wife dropped heavily into an easy chair at home, kicked off her shoes and sighed, “Boy, what a day. I’ve never been so tired in my life.” “Why should you be tired? growled her husband. “Think of me making seven speeches to voters. You didn’t have to do that.” “That’s right,” agreed

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Getting Fired Can Be An Opportunity

September 20, 2024

Harvey's Weekly Column

The famous British author Somerset Maugham liked to tell this story about a young priest of St. Peter’s Church in London, who after discovering that the church’s janitor was illiterate, fired him. Jobless, the man invested his meager savings in a tiny tobacco shop where he immediately prospered. He then bought another shop, then another,

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