Don’t Die Principles of Responsibility will be the focus of my ‘summer school’ blogs the next few months.  Dana Rizer and I are in the early stages of preparing for potentially quarterly, one-day, Don’t Die Workshops in Las Vegas, paring her knowledge of food, health, nutrition and yoga with participant’s writing their most current Don’t...Read More

For Dr. Wayne Dyer, the perfect Father’s Day Gift this year is creating a book with his daughter, Serena Dyer.  It is also a perfect gift to me too, since their new book is the first Don’t Die ™ title to be licensed to their publisher, Hay House.  The following newsletter arrived today from Dr. Dyer announcing Serena’s...Read More

Can Positive Psychology help teenagers?  That was the question I posed to my guest blogger, Jada Yarbough.  I had the opportunity of review a Positive Psychology project Jada created and I was impressed with her thinking.  I know you will enjoy her experience and real-life application of Positive Psychology. Benefits of Positive Psychology in Teenagers...Read More

Two questions lead my day-to-day work life: 1.  Did what I do (or am doing) today make me happy? 2.  Did what I do (or am doing) today make me money? Preferably, I want the answer to both questions to be ‘yes’.   These questions are ones I have shared before, but they really come...Read More

KISS – Keep it Simple, Silly!  The months I devoted to TEDxUNLV speaker selection and development were not in vain.  One of the many lessons I was called to ‘remember to remember’ was how keeping a subject simple allows for the greatest access to all listeners. That simple lesson seems to be the theme I...Read More

Here is my newest thinking on framing life for your next greatest success:  view the past as a ‘so what’, the present as ‘it is’ and the future by completing the statement, “I am…”. Example:  I am a person who always attempts to find simple ways to re-craft our thinking so we can move forward...Read More

  The following blog post is from Dr. Robert Biswas-Diener, a leading scholar of Positive Psychology.  His firm, Positive Acorn, offers training for coaches and corporations. I think this new thesis and forthcoming book will be a great addition to the growing body of work within Positive Psychology. I agree with the perspective that the...Read More

I love paper!  I love paper!  I love paper!  Every so often I feel compelled to remind myself how useful and efficient using paper is to make notes and appointments.  About 25 years ago an urban legend about a paperless future was born.  This legend told of a day we would seamlessly, and more efficiently...Read More

Coming out of hibernation, traversing life-love changes, life-work changes, success, connections and books.  These are the things I live and breathe on a daily basis.  When the topics come together, I usually write another Don’t Die book!  This time I am sharing a blog post that articulated a slice of what all those topics looks...Read More

Imagine if you were so devoted to your work that you created an organization called Project Angel Faces.  Really, sit with that for a moment.  Think of your work.  What would you call your work if you were creating an organization? With my organization, ServingSuccess, I view my work as “dedicated to your success.”  I...Read More