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

Join me — and the incredible Celebrity DJ Zan the Man The Motivational Entertainer, Author, Speaker, Entertainer — tonight for the last in the series of free events hosted by the Las Vegas Public Library District — Navigating The Crooked Road of Success — 7 p.m. 9600 W. Sahara, Las Vegas.  Come ready to dance, come ready to...Read More

A few weeks ago I wrote several pieces on natural behaviors and how the Everything DiSC self-assessment can help you organize your knowledge about yourself for greater success. Obviously, I am a great advocate of the use and understanding of self-assessment tools. Why else would I invest 25 years learning about them, focusing on a...Read More

December 10th, 2009 by happier.com Researchers Measure Smiles to Predict Who Stays Married The December 13th New York Times Magazines features this piece by Jeff Stryker Say cheese and stay married? Yes, according to Matthew Hertenstein, a psychology professor at DePauw University in Greencastle, Ind. He and three colleagues recruited more than 600 people for...Read More

Thank You to Dr. Robert Biswas-Diener for the following article. At a recent family gathering my wife wore a T-shirt that read “I moved a heavy piece of furniture, ask me how!” And when my large brother-in-law asked her “how” she recruited him to move the furniture! My wife is, as you might have guessed,...Read More

  I’ll be brief. Back in October I recommended a book, ZeroLimits. I am eternally grateful I was introduced to that book, yet I have now found a book I can recommend without the reservations which I had about recommending ZeroLimits. That book is The Easiest Way by Mabel Katz. I can recommend it for...Read More

Dr. Success Challenge: For the next 30 days, look yourself in the mirror and recite this first person adaptation of Marianne William’s famous passage. Keep track of changes in your personal confidence during the 30 days. Keep track of days it is easy to do, and days that it is difficult. Keep track of the...Read More

Dr. Success challenge: Review your checkbook and your calendar. What does how you spend your money and where you spend your time say about what you value in your life? Is the picture accurate? I have been working with the following questions this week: What do you value? Where do you put your priorities? Within...Read More

Recently I was sent a list of questions by a freelance journalist interested in developing an article for an artesian trade magazine. The article was about how to stay motivated during economically challenging times. What follows was the response I submitted: The things you do to stay motivated in a down economy are the same...Read More