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The turn of the year means a new day calendar. Ah yes, so many lines to fill and boxes to check. But then, I have to toss the old one in the trash and I hesitate. I flip through it. I marvel at the weeks that were a frenzy of scratches and side notes. Can… Continue reading Live and Die List

  I write self help articles for a living. The last article I wrote was about cultivating happiness by choosing positive thought and making positive conversation as often as possible. I also touched on approaching negativity with a learning mindset. Sometimes my most popular articles are not always the most nuanced. I think people crave… Continue reading WARNING: Read at Own Risk

“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” – Arthur Ashe We often define ourselves by our limits. This can be bad or this can be good. In the bad form, we fear our flaws, differences and supposed shortcomings and give them power. We allow the limits to loom large and… Continue reading Embrace Your Limits

“You cannot afford to live in potential for the rest of your life; at some point, you have to unleash the potential and make your move.” – Eric Thomas Reality can limit potential. That’s life. But potential has to do with putting your life on its best possible trajectory. This doesn’t mean pretending limits and… Continue reading Amp Your Potential

I wrote this article about the importance of guiding students the right direction in life… essentially, helping the world have less people out defining success as cold hard cash accumulation. But this all applies very well for us adults as well. We all need to rethink our definitions of success. In fact, there’s no end to… Continue reading Seek Significance Over Success

Anyone can see that being over 70 has got to be one of the most difficult and intense periods in life. Few seem to shine a light on life’s last 1 or 2 decades. We might blame Western culture’s focus on youth, consumerism and work, but we could as easily blame our collective reluctance to… Continue reading LiveClear.ly: Aging Well After 70

A lot is said about Holiday commercialization, materialism, and our propensity to “lose the spirit,” like it’s a misplaced coat at a charity ball. I started out researching ye old Spirit intending to add my own voice to the chorus of those calling for a re-prioritized Holiday. I quickly noticed that, Black Friday fist fights aside, we ARE all prioritizing… Continue reading We’re Better People in December

I was asked to write about “lightening up” this week; the week after the election. Tough assignment after one of the most divisive “fights” for office. We got hair pulling and groin grabs… much more than the usual feisty tussle of elections past. To prep for the task, I re-read Milan Kundera’s, Unbearable Lightness of Being, because I… Continue reading Lightening Up in Dark Times

This week, I wrote about how perception, thought and inner narrative create our reality. I believe this. Unfortunately, the idea got hijacked and tarnished 10 years ago by the self help book, The Secret. Based on the new-aged Law of Attraction — a made up extrapolation from quantum physics — it claims your positive ideas bring forth… Continue reading I Still Hate That Book, The Secret