Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his final speech on April 3, 1968, at a church in Memphis, TN. It has been called the Mountaintop Speech. This is an excerpt from that speech. It was a prophetic statement that came about in a few hours. Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot at 6:01 p.m. on April … Continue reading Take Me to the Mountain
Category: Inspirations
50 years ago tomorrow, April 4, 1968, I flew from Pittsburgh to New York City for a job interview with Met Life. I was about to graduate from Carnegie-Mellon’s business school. I arrived in the late morning and had my job interview in the afternoon. I was staying at the Commodore Hotel, which sat next … Continue reading Night of Death and Kindness
Ego is a powerful energy that we all have. Ego is built into our DNA and develops over time for every person. Ego has many synonyms according to the dictionary: self-esteem, self-importance, self-worth, self-respect, self-image, self-confidence. The same dictionary defines ego from a psychoanalytical viewpoint: The part of the mind that mediates between the conscious … Continue reading Ego is energy that can be used for good or evil
