Willpower has returned!  Thanks to the research of Roy F. Baumeister and John Tierney and the publication of their recent book, Willpower:  Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength, willpower is shaking its reputation as a character flaw and being studied as a strength to be developed. The transition from studying why people lack willpower to studying...Read More

Are your life goals ones that you are committed to, or ones that are convenient to hold? Recently I became acquainted with a master brand strategist, Lou Rubin, Managing Partner of OutGrowth Consulting.  He told me he rode his bike to the office each day.  He lives in New York City.  A few days after...Read More

This week I set an ambitious goal.  I wanted my newest book, Don’t Die with YourSong Unsung, with Gary Russo, to make the top of the Amazon chart in self-help book sales.  I set a goal. I asked for help. The help and love showed up from all over the place. The goal was not...Read More

I once bought a book entitled Living Without Goals just because the title ticked me off so much. The thought of living without goals is so counter intuitive and so alien to me I actually bought the book just to prove the author was wrong. I bought that book 20 years ago. Today I write...Read More

In my last post I shared life coach, Marsha Lehman’s, suggestion on how to stop negative thoughts by creating a “Do Not Do List” each day and checking off the items as you notice you are about to do one of the items. As hard as it is to believe a magazine article reported a...Read More

In brain science it is taught not to use the word “don’t” because the mind does not accept the word, and instead whatever follows is exactly what you end up doing. As an example if you say, “Don’t forget” inevitably you will “forget”. I recommend, and strive to correct myself, to always say, “Remember to...Read More