by Butch Mazzuca | Dec 21, 2015 | Life Lessons
It’s been said that millions of Americans suffer from a malady referred to as panophobia. For those unfamiliar with the term, panophobia means the “fear of everything.” It’s that uneasy feeling of insecurity that usually manifests itself on Sunday evenings and... Read More
by Butch Mazzuca | Mar 30, 2013 | Life Lessons
Most of us think we know what we need in life, but do we really? In 1943 Abraham Maslow published the paper “A Theory of Human Motivation” detailing his theory about the hierarchy of human needs, which he put into five categories. Physiological needs, i.e.,... Read More
by Butch Mazzuca | Dec 8, 2011 | Life Lessons
I don’t make New Year’s resolutions, but I believe the New Year is a good time to take stock of our lives and where we are headed. I grew up during the 50’s in a middle-class neighborhood of row houses on the west side of Chicago, replete with “gangways” between each... Read More
by Butch Mazzuca | Aug 3, 2011 | Life Lessons
Working in a family business has its plusses and minuses. For me, the minuses occurred when my buddies were out playing baseball during summer vacation and I was putting in a 60-hour workweek with my father. But on the plus side, working in a family grocery store... Read More
by Butch Mazzuca | Jun 25, 2009 | Life Lessons
Earl Nightingale was an American author and motivational speaker who came to be known as the Dean of Personal Development. He believed the world in which we live and work is a mirror of our attitudes and expectations. The maxim that runs through all of Mr.... Read More
by Butch Mazzuca | Dec 25, 2003 | Life Lessons
Do you know what makes you happy? Are you sure? According to research done by a small group of psychologists from Harvard, Princeton and the University of Virginia, along with an economist from Carnegie-Mellon, it seems that Americans aren’t very good at predicting... Read More
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