On a recent flight, my friend Dan overheard a conversation about the San Antonio River Walk. At first, the couple talked about their marvelous visit. As a San Antonian, my friend silently beamed....
In an office challenge, Bill was always the first to offer help . . . and the last to get taken up on his offer. You see, Bill knew how to solve problems...
Matt Emmons was stunned. The year was 2004. He held a commanding lead in the 50-meter Olympic rifle final. Honing to dead center of the target, he gently squeezed the trigger. The bullet pierced...
Joseph and Noah McVicker invented a substance to clean wallpaper. It was soft, pliable, durable. Trouble was, no one wanted it. And the McVickers set their invention aside. ...
Transcript A scout troop on a weekend camping trip pulled a loaded van into the only remaining campsite. There followed a flurry of organized activity. Seven boys leapt from the vehicle and scurried...
Transcript Ted Benna is a retirement consultant who spends most of his time reading the Tax Code. His job is as tedious as it sounds, but because Ted stayed with it, he found...
Journalist Howard Van Smith had long admired a friend whose very presence brought people a feeling of peace. Van Smith asked his friend where such calm came from, and his friend answered with a...
From 1916 to 1939, Justice Louis Brandeis sat on the U.S. Supreme Court. Once, right before the start of an important trial, Justice Brandeis took a short vacation—and drew heavy criticism for it....
Business pages headline business mistakes. But just as noteworthy is how people recover from them. Pearl S. Buck once wrote, “Every great mistake has a halfway moment, a split second when it can...
