This is a wonderful Ted Talk from Olympia LePoint. She went from growing up next door to a crack house in Los Angeles, to designing and building space rockets. She shares her three steps to overcoming fear….
Photo Gallery: Matt D Talford Book Signing Feb 27, 2016
Press Release: Book Signing at Shepherd’s Fold Sat Feb 27
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Local Award-Winning Author Matt D Talford Will Hold A Book Signing at Shepherd’s Fold Bookstore on Saturday February 27 ROCK HILL, SC – February 26, 2016 – Shepherd’s Fold Bookstore is hosting Matt D Talford, author of the award-winning memoir, “From Fear To Faith: A Survivor’s Story” on Saturday, February 27 from 11am-2pm. Shepherd’s Fold Bookstore is located at 415 Cherry Road directly across the street from Winthrop University. “From Fear To Faith: A Survivor’s Story,” winner of two International Book Award honors and one USA Book…
Seeing Really Is Believing!
I think we’ve all heard the phrase, “seeing is believing” enough to consider it cliché; but there’s a reason that phrase has been around for nearly four centuries (if not longer). In its original sense, I think the message was, “I won’t believe it until I see it,” and certainly most of us have said or thought that a time or two. But alas, there is another application of that classic idiom. Seeing someone else achieve what was once considered to be extremely difficult (if not impossible) can lead one…
For Pete’s Sake, Stop Eating All That *&^%!
Warning: the following article isn’t necessarily one I’d classify as politically or religiously correct! If you adhere to strict practices of being either politically correct, religiously correct or both, now would be a good time to close this web page… Okay, you’re still here, so I’ll proceed… First, please pardon the divergence from my normal style of writing, but I felt it necessary to abandon style for the sake of getting straight to the point. That point is simple: eating too much ? can be very bad…
Who Says You Can’t Drink a Gallon of Water a Day?
For years one of my best friends (Steve) has somehow managed to keep his waist size pretty close to where it was when we were in high school, even now, well into his forties. Many of my friends/colleagues have fitness club memberships, and are avid runners and tennis players, yet very few of them get the results my buddy Steve gets, despite the fact that they all work much harder at it than he does (or so it seems). So how does Steve stay so fit and trim? Simple. He…
Serena Williams Might Be the Best Pro Athlete Ever
If you’re thinking I had a typo or perhaps left out a word in the title of this article, think again. The title, agree or not, was fully intended. Now, before you start throwing verbal stones, keep in mind that this is an opinion article; and understand this… I’m not saying Serena is a better physical athlete than, say LeBron James, Usain Bolt, Floyd Mayweather Jr. or Novak Djokovic. Those guys are physically stronger, and/or bigger and faster. And no, the intent of this article is not to make this…
2015: Year-End Reflections
As 2015 winds down to its end and I reflect upon a year that, though not without its challenges, was a blessed one, I would like to take this moment to express my deep and undying gratitude to each of you who has supported my work as an author and artist. My mission in writing and publishing “From Fear to Faith: A Survivor’s Story” was (and is) to awaken the awareness of the existence of a powerful immune system that lives in each of us; one that is further activated…
Personal Drones and Privacy: How Far Can You Go?
Drones are easily one of the coolest technologies of the modern era, but with more and more people purchasing them, where do you draw the line on where and how they’re flown? While some may not be aware of it, in real estate law, a person’s property lines are not just set at the physical, grid coordinates (latitude/longitude lines). A person’s land/lot extends infinitely upward (which is why a limb from a tree on your neighbor’s property cannot extend across your property line without your consent). Yes, you own the…
Be Your Best: You Never Know Who You Might Inspire
Last week while bowling in a sanctioned league made up of mostly retirees: seasoned bowlers who make me wish I had named our three-man team, “The Bad News Bears” (after the fictitious Little League Baseball team that was the subject of the 1970’s film bearing the same name–pun not intended), I learned another valuable life lesson. Now, for the benefit of those of you who may not be familiar with the league bowling match-play format, typically two teams of (usually) three bowlers go head-to-head for three games. Four games are…
