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Gratitude Collateral: The Seeds That Grow For Others
In Why Gratitude Is A Superpower, I told the story about a thank you note that my daughter, Maya, left me one morning for making her...
The 4 Hows of How To Practice Gratitude
In my last article, Why Gratitude Is A Superpower, I highlighted the power of gratitude through a story about a thank you note that my...
Why Gratitude Is A Superpower
Groom yourself to feel good. I found this note waiting for me this morning in the kitchen. It was from my daughter who is home for the...
Are You Trying Too Hard When You Meditate?
Just do it. The Nike tagline is symbolic of the American ethos. Go after it, try your hardest, and if you fail, get up, dust off, and try...
Why Meditation Is Vital to Being Our Best Selves
Everything, absolutely everything, starts with consciousness and awareness. In January 2020 a paper I wrote - The Resilience Bank Account...
Are You Above, or Below, the Line Today?
Our best selves. We know it when we have it. We operate at a high level of energy, we are actively engaged with whatever we are doing, we...
How Sleep Cleans the Streets of Your Brain
Have you ever seen the streets of a major city being cleaned late in the wee hours of the night? In every major city, in the dark quiet of...
Facing Childhood Demons
This week I listened to a Harvard Business Review podcast that caught my eye because of the title: Managing Career Transitions Part 1:...
Brainpickings
Hello Friends, Just a quick note to tell you about a wonderful website and newsletter that you may like. It is called Brainpickings and it...
The 4 Keys to Winning the Habit Race
“The habits of our lives have a powerful momentum that propels us toward the moment of our death. The obvious question arises: What habits...
How To Design Your Personal Operating System
In a previous post, I argued that for most of us, our personal OS is an unintentional amalgamation of habits born from the chaotic...
You Are Not The Problem
I was a believer in free will until I found myself addicted to prescription narcotics. Everyday I counted out the tablets, everyday I...