To My Magnificent Agents, Staff and Friends: I began reading a fascinating book this week. It’s title is Drive – The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us. The author of the book is Daniel H. Pink. His premise is that much of what we think we know about what motivates us is […]

Alan Cohen is the author of dozens of inspirational articles, essays and books. You can visit his website at http://www.alancohen.com and peruse his varied titles. One of his books, Wisdom of the Heart contains many uplifting aphorisms and condensed lessons that make it an excellent source of inspiration and motivation. “They’re Singing Your Song” is one […]

I started Weekend Motivation nearly two years ago. We were in the midst of the financial meltdown and there was a pervasive sense of uncertainty, gloom, anxiety and defeatism that seemed to permeate our national conversation. Amid this dark atmosphere of dread and fear, I wanted to sound out a different message […]

One of the classic tunes from the 1950’s is the song “Smile”. The melody was composed by silent screen icon Charlie Chaplin for his final silent picture Modern Times which was shot in 1936. However, in 1954 John Turner and Geoffery Parsons added lyrics to the song, and it became […]