Create Material Wealth & Gain Spiritual Abundance

Hi Friends,

I haven’t been able to upload new blog posts lately because I’m racing to finish my latest book, 8 Secrets of the Truly Rich. If you have ever built a house, you’ll know that the most time consuming (and most expensive) part is the finishing phase. Well, writing a book is the same. I see so many things to improve, I keep on editing endlessly. Anyway, in the next few weeks, I’ll be letting you read a few parts of my new book. Here’s the first installment… The Cover and the Preface. (Next Week: The Foreword.)

Is Your Child Being Bullied In School?

Is Your Child Being Bullied In School?

I was shocked by an article I read in NEWSWEEK (Jan 15 issue) on school bullies. In Japan, 7 kids committed suicide during a 2-month period late last year. All because they were being bullied.

I guess the article hit me hard because I was bullied as a kid too.

On the part of the bullies, it’s a sad story as well. I googled some websites and discovered these statistics: bullies are more likely to drop out of school, and more likely to smoke, drink, vandalize, and fight. And in America, 60% of all high school bullies will already have a criminal conviction by the age of 24.

Why was I bullied? I was smaller, thinner, quieter, less athletic, and less bright than my other classmates—a perfect target for the bullies. They harassed me everyday, called me names, laughed at me, pushed me around, kicked my bag, “confiscated” my stuff for their use, and forced me to do errands for them—like buy food for them at the ground floor canteen when our classroom was on the fourth floor. Daily.

How Grateful, Positive, and Affirming Are You?

How Grateful, Positive, and Affirming Are You?

I need to be more grateful. And positive. And affirming.

Now, I know what you’re thinking. Some people will actually say, `But Bo, you’re one of the most positive people I know.`

Yes, I know I’m positive. I sometimes drive my wife nuts because in the midst of a huge crisis, I’m Mr. Cool. As she cries and experiences a panic attack, I put my arm around her and say, “Everything will work out. You’ll see.” Which drives her up the wall even more.

But I’m not all that positive.

Are You A Real Man?

The crisis of the world today is a crisis for real manhood.

My eldest boy Bene is turning 7 this month and he’s thrilled. One reason: I’m making him a special manhood “Ritual of Passage” for his 7th birthday. I told him it’s the first of a three-part series: The first at age 7, the second at age 14, and the third at age 21. I copied this pattern from the knighthood culture, where a boy becomes a “Page” at age 7, a “Squire” at age 14, and a “Knight” at age 21—and since my son loved reading about knights, he’s giddy with excitement. I’ve learned that ancient and medieval cultures always had great manhood “Rituals of Passage”. The Jews have the Bar Mitzvah. Australian Aboriginal Tribes had circumcision. African Tribes sent their boys into the wilderness—alone.