Here is a quick tip for today. Make yourself a video of something you really feel good about that you did. Add music. Upload to your smart phone. Throughout the day if you find your personal inspiration going a bit flat, take a few minutes and watch your video. It will remind every cell in...Read More
Henry Ward Beecher observed that ‘the difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one often comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won’t.’ One way to transform your awareness of a situation from a ‘it won’t work; it won’t ever get better; it won’t happen’ thinking level to a perspective of...Read More
Oh, it’s that old awareness and perspective thing coming back to haunt us all again. So you want to have kids, yah? Parents beware for what you wish! Harvard researcher, Dr. Daniel Gilbert’s research shows that ‘people with young children living with them are the least happy of all.’ How is that for a Monday...Read More
The work of transformation is not about the world getting more peaceful. The work of transformation is about YOU becoming more peaceful regardless of what happens in the world. Then there is the peace of knowing we are all human. This is what that sounds like: Andrea: You have to describe that story without using shame,...Read More
I have invested a lot of energy spreading the word of how to apply the findings in positive psychology – specifically the science of optimism and happiness – to daily life and business success. On Wednesday, October 20, 2010 I will be presenting a book on the morning show AM Arizona that recounts the story...Read More
Today I was engaged in an interesting conversation with a client about superstition — holding them and what that means relative to your belief in God and Einstein’s proposition that there are two kinds of people in the world — those who believe the world is a friendly place and those who believe the world...Read More
It’s summer and I know I could possibily have found a more joyful way to invest a Sunday afternoon, yet the level of satisfaction I got from filing a pile of papers that dated back as far as 2008 really did give me a lot of satisfaction. I know, yet again another sign that what...Read More
Many have asked how I can maintain my positive perspective given the erratic state of affairs in all areas of our lives and the world. My answer can be easiest explained by a real life example. What follows is an portion of a newsletter from Honeybee Capital written by Honeybee’s founder Katherine Collins. Katherine may...Read More
I am going to Barcelona for a week! We are calling it a ‘revenge trip’. We are going courtesy of all the ‘points’ we accumulated financing our failed business. Trust me, I do hope this is a ‘trip of a lifetime.’ I will be electronically disconnected and a smile comes on my face just thinking about it. Of...Read More
It seems that science is confirming. Lots of little conversations about other people’s small annoyances in life – or you sharing every detail of your daily annoyances in life – make you less happy. Now from the things I hear people tell me about their level of happiness, few – very few – can afford...Read More
