Author: John Ingram Walker, MD

In The Merchant of Venice Portia’s father left in his will that Portia was prohibited from marrying a man of her own choosing. Instead, she must accept the suitor that

Abilene Suburb Abilene is a dusty West Texas town made famous by the Abilene Paradox, a concept that describes how pressure to conform curtails critical thinking leading to a solution

The Abilene Paradox introduced by management expert Jerry B. Harvey stems from a family outing originating in Coleman, Texas. Downtow Coleman The father-in-law interrupts a game of dominoes by suggesting

To those desiring a successful life–defined as getting what you want and being satisfied with it–some expansion of the following council may prove beneficial: Continue to grow in mind and spirit,

The foundation for happiness begins with surrendering the false sense of control that we have over  people and circumstances. Surrendering to happiness means: Letting our loved ones face the consequences of

The happiest people surround themselves with those they love, don’t care about how they compare to others, become acutely involved in day-to-day events, and, most important, forgive easily. The happiest

Our mind is like a computer with a keyboard and a storage disk. Our words represent our keyboard. Chemical  pathways in the brain represent the brain’s storage disks. Anything that

In his best selling book, Emotional Intelligence, Daniel Goleman documented five characteristics of successful leaders: Self-awareness–the ability to recognize the effects of our emotions on others. Self-regulation–the ability to control

We can have all the riches and respect in the world but it doesn’t mean a thing if we don’t have someone who says you’re welcome at this table with

By the time the average child reaches 18 years of age, he or she has heard 350,000 to 400,000 negative comments. Good parents learn to be instructive without being negative.

Andrew Carnegie whose steel conglomerate made him a multimillionaire had 43 millionaires working for him during a time when a million dollars was a lot of money. I will paraphrase

Scientist studying cholesterol metabolism in rabbits found that rabbits who were petted, cuddled, and caressed failed to have high cholesterol levels despite being fed the same high cholesterol diet as