My Story: Life lessons I hope are of value to my readers

Today, a client asked me to tell him my story. After, he said it taught him valuable lessons. His praise tempted me to share my story with you but I felt that was a bit egotistical.
Then I noticed that just today, I passed a nice milestone: Two million people have read my PsychologyToday.com articles, so perhaps that gives me a bit more license. 

So as my PsychologyToday.com article today, I offer my story.