I invested several hours yesterday developing this Saturday’s Don’t Die workshop.  Part of that work was reviewing comments from people who have shared they have been touched by the work we have done together in the past.  I dug out a copy of Jana Ruth’s book, P.L.A.Y.  Jana told me that because I had allowed her to...Read More

In this week’s episode of the CBS drama, The Good Wife, a lead character is chastised by a subordinate with the line, “It’s a tough economy for integrity.”  The line stopped me in my tracks because I believe it to be true.  Any serious business person has read or heard of the now infamous public...Read More

Notice the title of this post.  There is a reason, of course. As I prepare for my upcoming Don’t Die with Your Book Inside You Workshop (Saturday, March 31, 9:30  a.m. – 5:00 p.m. – 702 243 4040 to register), Gary Russo sent me this Huffington Post article about what it took to get an outstanding...Read More

Ted video of interest: Jonathan Haidt The Righteous Mind My 1997 doctoral dissertation was a study of the moral development of transformational CEOs.  I have continued my interest in the the life question, “Why do good people do not so good things regardless of their wealth, education and/or job title? ” In the soon to be released book,...Read More

Nothing like instant gratification to inspire me to keep moving forward.  That is particularly true when it seems like I am investing more time walking into a wind storm than being lifted by a wind at my back. Last night I received this message from the person who got her copy of Don’t Die at...Read More

At the launch of Don’t Die with Your Song Unsung I made a request to friends and business associates to please purchase a copy of the book on Amazon. One friend, Micheal Zislis, owner of The Shade Hotel in Manhattan Beach, responded to that request with an order for enough copies of the book for...Read More

Sunday, as I watched Christopher Plummer receive the Oscar for best supporting actor at the age of 82, I smiled.  For the second time in as many weeks I had seen a person live out their dream at a time in life when traditionally they would have been told they were suffering from dementia just...Read More

Dr. Success Challenge:  Would you be ready to step into an opportunity to advance your life dream at any moment?  Regardless of your answer, how do you know if you are ready? It has been almost two months since I met Vaopele Tiatia, a graphic designer living in Utah, but from Hawaii.  Vao was seated...Read More

Being given a copy of Desideratra and learning that the author, Max Ehrmann (1872-1945) was generally unknown for this beautiful piece of work during his lifetime, has allowed me to consider the concept of the ego – and specifically, my ego.  During the last week, I was approached by a woman named Nancy.  Nancy had...Read More