I am off to the Berrett-Koehler Co-op Author’s retreat.  I am not a BK author but I am very honored to be a part of this community.  Over the next few days I will be sharing with you some of the books I previewed on AM AZ over the years.  You can purchase any of...Read More

In 2007 when I was working with a web design team to create my ServingSuccess site, I provided photos to be included on the home page.  I felt the photos represented different emotions that people go through as they transform and develop.  I had taken all the photos submitted.  One was of the rays of...Read More

I journal each morning (and of course you do, too).  I have a ritual,  at the end of each month I list the good things that occurred during that month.  I don’t list the negative things that have happened unless I have transformed the experience and have begun to use it in a positive way. ...Read More

I have always been a advocate of using music to increase your positive emotions.  It is a staple technique in the personal development and self-help communities. During my July Don’t Die with Your Book Inside You workshop, I adapted the technique.  I would introduce a writing exercise, give the directions, then as the participants began to...Read More

Big news:  All criminal charges against former global financial leader, Dominique Strauss-Kahn,  have been dropped. Bigger news we globally are too weak to discuss:  Strauss-Kahn story should not be about  criminal wrong doing.  The story should be about about trusting leadership to have evolved in their emotional intelligence to the point that they can manage their...Read More

And other door opens…and many times there are many years between the door closing and the door opening. Have you ever been told that part? Hope is maintaining the state of knowing — not just believing — but knowing — the door will open. Don’t die waiting for it to open.  Remember to live a don’t die...Read More

How is it possible that I can be feeling like day old bread – before I even got to put the dough in the oven?Read More

August 24, 2011 update:  The photo is of a whale, not a dolphin.  Message is the same! I once wrote a question, “Just because we can teach a dolphin to communicate, does that mean we should invest our time teaching them to communicate?” I really don’t know the “right” answer to that question.  What I...Read More

How often do you stop and ask the vista before you, “What are you saying to me?”  Try it!Read More