Ted video of interest: Jonathan Haidt The Righteous Mind My 1997 doctoral dissertation was a study of the moral development of transformational CEOs. I have continued my interest in the the life question, “Why do good people do not so good things regardless of their wealth, education and/or job title? ” In the soon to be released book,...Read More
Nothing like instant gratification to inspire me to keep moving forward. That is particularly true when it seems like I am investing more time walking into a wind storm than being lifted by a wind at my back. Last night I received this message from the person who got her copy of Don’t Die at...Read More
At the launch of Don’t Die with Your Song Unsung I made a request to friends and business associates to please purchase a copy of the book on Amazon. One friend, Micheal Zislis, owner of The Shade Hotel in Manhattan Beach, responded to that request with an order for enough copies of the book for...Read More
Sunday, as I watched Christopher Plummer receive the Oscar for best supporting actor at the age of 82, I smiled. For the second time in as many weeks I had seen a person live out their dream at a time in life when traditionally they would have been told they were suffering from dementia just...Read More
Being given a copy of Desideratra and learning that the author, Max Ehrmann (1872-1945) was generally unknown for this beautiful piece of work during his lifetime, has allowed me to consider the concept of the ego – and specifically, my ego. During the last week, I was approached by a woman named Nancy. Nancy had...Read More
Go Placidly…not something I usually say, or that other’s would suggest to me…yet another of the gifts of love I received in February was a beautifully printed copy of the poem Desiderata. The poem was a gift from entrepreneur Christi McAdams. The opening line is: Go placidly amid the noise, and haste, and remember what...Read More
Just a quick reminder for all those in NYC area. Gary Russo will be the special guest at MetroJam tonight, Tuesday, February 21. And of course if you don’t have your copy of Don’t Die with Your Song Unsung, get one and bring it along so he can sign for you in person! Enjoy, Andrea...Read More
The following blog was written by renowned Positive Psychology researcher and author, Robert Biswas-Diener. Since I am a person who enjoys my material purchases, I did a fair amount of reflection on the first research finding. Then I noticed – when I purchase material things and use them I am engaged in an individual activity...Read More
The Economics of Well-Being – Harvard Business Review This installment of the HBR happiness articles will not be reading for most of usual readers. I have included this article for all those in business who are responsible for talent development, training and education and all areas of employee engagement that has been difficult to justify...Read More
Free Talks on Positive Psychology Please join us next week for a series of free short talks on positive psychology. On Tuesday, February 14th (Valentine’s Day) we will be spreading the love by offering two free half hour talks live with Dr. Robert Biswas-Diener. At 9 AM US Pacific (noon Eastern) Robert will be pulling...Read More
