I, for one, still come out on the side that if given a choice, I would rather be born naturally too optimistic than born naturally more pessimistic.  Why?  Seeing a situation as negative as it really is would steal me of the moments I might have to enjoy those around me or see the beauty...Read More

Part of the Don’t Die Book structure is to encourage the reader to pass the book along when they are finished reading.  There is even a page in the back to sign and date as you pass along. I received this photo of a copy of Don’t Die with Your Song Unsung on the nightstand...Read More

  John Izzo begins his book: The Five Secrets You Must Discover Before You Die with a question we should form our entire life around: “Why do some people find wisdom and die happy?” This query is one that should sit quietly in the back of our minds from birth until death. When we sit...Read More

An Essay by Dr. Success (aka Andrea Goeglein, Ph.D.) As a society, we are trained from our earliest years to approach our lives like mountain climbers. From the time we enter school we are supposedly being taught what to pack for life’s journey. By our teens, we have often laid out a detailed map and...Read More

As I drove from errand to errand today, I was listening to NPR.  There was a food show playing between 1:30 and 2:00 p.m. PST on 5/11/12, but I am not sure of the name of it.  The message, however, caused me to feel great joy and appreciation.  The part of the show I caught was talking...Read More

I think Linton Weeks has done an excellent job of explaining a major problem most of us are experiencing in every aspect of our daily lives in his NPR article What We Have Here is a Failure to Communicate.  I recommend you read the whole article…but these excerpts might give you a flavor for the article: “It...Read More

Marty Seligman delivered a TED speech in 2004.  I was completing his Authentic Happiness Coaching program at that time and he told us about this speech.  This segment covers Positive Psychology to that point in its young history.  It is a good primer for those interested in the subject. One part not covered in this video...Read More

I have been sharing a motto of mine a lot lately:  Consistent Persistence.  It is my answer to just about every question of “What does it take to be a success?”  Then I was shown a hopeful sign of consistent persistence in action – 40 + years in the making. Buckminster Fuller stated in the...Read More

2012 started with enormous opportunity and the challenge for shifts to take place.  The economy had an opportunity get stronger – or not.  Unemployment had an opportunity to decline – or not.  American’s have the opportunity to elect a new president – or not. The world supposedly has an opportunity to end on 12/21 –...Read More

Starting the week of success reading and using a book Creating Your Best Life:  The Ultimate Life List Guide for myself and withing my client work. I find my work being guided by a quote attributed to Charles Darwin’s:  “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one...Read More