Get Rice: Ronnie O'Brien Rice, Ph.D., Lawyer

From Will Smith's fourth single "Just the two of Us" A great actor, motivator and lyricist:  Will Smith As I’ve been pondering about my life, my travels and the people I’ve met, I realized that I made a lot of bad choices and/or mistakes. However, I think what has allowed me to succeed in spite of my downfalls is the ability to look towards the future and forgive myself. There is no way to ‘right’ your every ‘wrong’:  (1) it could be very time consuming; and (2) it takes you away from the things you could be doing in the present. A major reason for people not succeeding in their own desired capacities is because they are either stuck in the past or living in the future. On one hand, you want to remember the past and learn from your mistakes. On the other hand, you want to have goals and continuously strive to meet those goals. As a person who has done both and some time struggle to balance those behaviors, it is extremely important to be well balanc...

Atlanta Baptist Seminary, later known as Morehouse College With many CEO (Chief Executive Officers) being forced to make difficult decisions in a rough and every changing economy, it is important that we keep our bearing about ourselves. When I say bearings, I mean setting goals and continuing to strive for them. It may be hard to set goals, let alone achieve them because of one’s busy life style e.g. rearing children, attending business meetings, etc. However, for our own sanity and betterment of those around us, staying on our life course is essential. One would be surprised at the multitude of individuals who live without having a definite goal. When I talk with various people about overall life goals, their response sounds similar to “I want better for kids, I want to earn a six figure salary, or I want some expensive item such as a Lamborghini or Bentley.” Now, there is nothing wrong with having such lofty goals. However, the reasoning for having these goa...