Points to Ponder

This book is about building character, developing personal values and virtues, and exploring things sacred and spiritual. It offers suggestions about "what to", "why to" and "how to". It's also about raising one's consciousness, increasing one's understanding of the world and deciding what is really important. Included are reflections about the purpose and meaning of life, as well as practical guidelines for getting things done. The text examines some of the basic questions of life and includes practical guidelines for making better decisions, managing money, and for using time wisely. It urges readers to fully engage in living, to THINK, to DECIDE, to DO.

This book is about building character, developing personal values and virtues, and exploring things sacred and spiritual. It offers suggestions about "what to", "why to" and "how to". It's also about raising one's consciousness, increasing one's understanding of the world and deciding what is really important. Included are reflections about the purpose and meaning of life, as well as practical guidelines for getting things done. The text examines some of the basic questions of life and includes practical guidelines for making better decisions, managing money, and for using time wisely. It urges readers to fully engage in living, to THINK, to DECIDE, to DO.

Larry Shirer – Bio I earned a BBA from Ohio University and an MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration. I have held responsible positions in several companies, including serving as Vice President and General Manager of a $25,000,000 division of a New York Stock Exchange listed company. My career includes two stints with Management Consulting firms, during which I helped owners of small and medium sized businesses enhance the performance of their enterprises, by improving their decision making skills. I am deeply committed to learning and have been consistently involved in personal development through reading and classes in philosophy, morality and spirituality. I have also taught part-time at the university level. Since semi-retiring, I have worked as a commercial real estate broker and have had two previous books printed for family and friends and another published. I have been actively involved in community service activities, including serving as Chairman of the United Way Board of Directors, Chairman of the Board of Directors of a local Soup Kitchen, Treasurer of a Mental Health Board and mentoring junior high youth. As a result of making presentations to discussion groups at two different churches, I was invited to give two lectures about Native American spirituality at the College of Wooster Lay Academy of Religion, a multi-week program that has been presented annually for over 50 years. I have a website at www.larryspointstoponder.com, with 2 blogs, one about Native American Values and Virtues, and the other focused on the "Points to Ponder" theme.