Character

A Lifetime Love Affair With Libraries

There are many ways to connect people to information in these times. If you don’t include your local library as one of your resources, do yourself a favor and set aside an hour for a visit.

Continue ReadingThis entry was posted in Character, Way of Life on July 11, 2022 by LSomerbyCooke.
A library featuring a long row of bookshelves stacked with various books

The Ultimate Personality Tests

Perhaps we should question the validity of psychological assessments. Perhaps whatever you feed your mind, you become? Perhaps you are what you consume?

Continue ReadingThis entry was posted in Character, Way of Life, Were It Within My Power on June 13, 2022 by LSomerbyCooke.

The Gospel According To The Internet

Today it seems that there is, more often than not, an agenda behind articles that are emanating from “news” sources. Disinformation thrives and isn’t going away

Continue ReadingThis entry was posted in Character, The Written Word, Way of Life, Were It Within My Power on January 18, 2022 by LSomerbyCooke.

What Constitutes Business Success?

I’ve always believed it’s important that those who have had a modicum of career success, regardless of the field, be there for the up-and-coming generation of wage earners, especially soon-to-be and recent college graduates. Providing counsel, being a reference

Continue ReadingThis entry was posted in Business, Character on October 21, 2021 by LSomerbyCooke.

The Curse of Good Intentions

Covid time-out should have translated to more opportunities to move forward on at least a few of the many good intentions that seemingly have lived the entirety of their existence on the to-do shelf of my life. Didn’t happen

Continue ReadingThis entry was posted in Character, Way of Life, Were It Within My Power on October 15, 2021 by LSomerbyCooke.

Nominee For Persons of the Year — Our Teachers!

If there was ever a group of professionals who deserve our year-round praise, especially during these challenging times, it’s teachers. Our teachers are passionate, caring heroes who set out every day of their professional lives to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge

Continue ReadingThis entry was posted in Character, Way of Life, Were It Within My Power on September 23, 2021 by LSomerbyCooke.

Praise For Boys & Girls Clubs

The Boys & Girls Clubs of America is an inspiring story of providing hope, opportunity and a commitment to inclusion for young people, building character, and responsible citizens across our country

Continue ReadingThis entry was posted in Character, Sports, Way of Life on September 15, 2021 by LSomerbyCooke.

To Succeed in Business, Turn to the Trooper

There is nothing tedious or lackluster about consistency and dependability. A business should do the dull things right time after time so that the extraordinary will not be required too often

Continue ReadingThis entry was posted in Business, Character, Were It Within My Power on August 18, 2021 by LSomerbyCooke.

Character Counts First, Last And Always

Who amongst us doesn’t fall short on the scales of personal makeup, that which shapes us on the inside? Those intangibles judged on an individual’s character-scorecard?

Continue ReadingThis entry was posted in Character, Were It Within My Power on July 27, 2021 by LSomerbyCooke.

Ranking Your Ideal POTUS

How can America attract good leaders to vie for the most important job in the world? A provocative question, indeed. I can very nearly see you cringe, your left pinky reflexively on the verge of hovering over the Escape key. You’re thinking that

Continue ReadingThis entry was posted in Character, Were It Within My Power on May 7, 2021 by LSomerbyCooke.