Michael Dill

I would like to share a short story from the book “The Four-hour Work-week” written by Tim Ferriss. It’s about a stressed-out American investment banker who took a much-needed vacation to a small coastal Mexican village. One afternoon as he took a walkout on the pier, he came across Mexican fisherman and his small boat. […]

President’s Day, is a day that celebrates all U.S. presidents (past and present). Initially, President’s Day was called Washington’s Birthday in honor of George Washington, the first President of the United States. His birthday on February 22 became a significant day of remembrance following his death in 1799. President’s Day, now a federal holiday is

A friend of mine returned from Thailand a few years back and shared a story with me. When he was traveling through Thailand, and he would see these huge elephants with a small rope around their ankle tied to a tree. And he thought, “That makes no sense. Those elephants are huge. They should be

Las Vegas, Nevada, the land of bright lights, where everybody loves to go and place their chips on the table. Most everyone loves to gamble when in Las Vegas. Think about the amount of betting that goes on. Think about the hundreds of millions generated each and every year by the betting agencies and casinos.

Knowledge is power. Well, not exactly. The application of knowledge is power. I had a question posed to me about seven years ago by a coach of mine. She said, “Michael, did you ever read the book, Think and Grow Rich?” My answer was, “Of course I had.” “Well, how many times did you read

Let me take a moment and wish everybody a happy Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. More than 50 years ago today, on his march in Washington, the words Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke echoed into eternity. “I have a dream.” Those words inspired people to follow him. Those words alone inspired many people