Competing Against Screens is no Laughing Matter I tried to convince my Gen Z teenager that reading was cool, how the most prolific people read a lot. Of course, anytime I go into advice mode, he goes into cringe mode. Regardless of the cringe, I pushed on… But with all the video games and social media surrounding him, how to make […]
It Has Nothing To Do With What You Say or Wear Tables are filled with revelers everywhere. It’s an outdoor pub with sparkling lights dangling from trees above and drinks and banter flowing. It’s such a lively scene, it’s almost intimidating as everyone is already having such a good time, and we just walked in. I scan the area for the […]
A 4-Step Recipe for Success The mornings are yours, before the world invades your thoughts and schedule. But sometimes, we surrender our day before it even begins. I’ve fallen into the trap many times… From waking up late, to polluting my mind early by scrolling through apps, it’s easy to waste the most valuable time of the day. Tired of blown […]
Even When Things Seem Sucky Imagine you’re going down a sparkling river in a canoe… If you relax and paddle lightly, the boat will carry you downstream where you can enjoy the ride, study the life thriving on the river banks, spot some food, wave at people on land without caring if they wave back. This is the flow state. Now […]
An Adventure in Guidance over Striving Like Holden Caulfield in Catcher in the Rye, many of us would love to escape the phony world for a life in the bright city of authenticity. Feeling that way around age 16, I penned this in my journal, calling it the Revolution to the Real Life. I woke up to a dream Life’s not […]
Assume the Best, Then Add a Dash of Magic Part 1: The Mystical Side of Business Did you know if you assume someone likes you, they’re actually more likely to? That’s because you allow yourself to be more vulnerable and open with someone you think likes you, which boosts your likability. Here’s another one: Some of the most successful people start out […]
Science Can Only Take Us So Far Our hearts can perceive our emotional future up to 6 seconds ahead of our brains, say scientists at the Heartmath Institute in a ground-breaking study. But are we listening? I recently wrote an article about these new findings, and interest arose in how to broaden the link between our state-of-mind and state-of-heart… But first, […]
Cracking the Code of Creative “Hot Streaks” using AI There’s a way to trigger creative “hot streaks,” like legendary artists during prolific periods churning out masterpiece after masterpiece. Think of your favorite musician or painter… They most likely went through a period of “peak performance” where they created most of the works that defined them. Writers often speak of the “flow […]
A closer look at what makes us laugh. To learn the power of laughter, I searched for the “best jokes” out there. I first realized how we each have our own unique sense of humor, just like differing tastes in art, music or food… However, there are some jokes that consistently rank high when presented to an audience allowed to vote […]
Losing weight wasn’t even my main goal I was pretty typical, eating a typical American diet. When my metabolism slowed in my later twenties, I quickly gained a spare tire. No surprise, there. I adjusted my diet and exercised more, but it wasn’t until I learned how to breathe better that the tire finally vanished. This was a surprise, as I […]